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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 12:00:55 +0000
From: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
To: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC 0/2 net-next] net: dsa: MT7628 embedded switch initial
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On Sun, Mar 01, 2026 at 01:40:31AM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> [...]
> I looked at arch/mips/boot/dts/ralink/mt7628a.dtsi and found nothing
> Ethernet-related. So it's a bit hard to comment from me whether this is
> an instance of mtk_eth_soc.c or something, that is being used as a DSA
> conduit. Case in which your architectural choice is fine.

Yes, the SoC Ethernet is supported by mtk_eth_soc.c, the reason why it
is still missing in mt7628a.dtsi is preceisely because there is no way to
actually use without a DSA/switch driver.