[PATCH 3/3] ARM: zynq: DT: Add Ethernet phys

[Sören Brinkmann]

On Fri, 2014-08-22 at 10:20AM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 08:49:19AM -0700, Sören Brinkmann wrote:
> 
> > So my thinkings:
> >  - the compatible string with the -c22 is used and documented in the phy
> >    bindings, it should be there.
> 
> Yes
> 
> >  - the ID based strings seem to be not needed since, IIUC, the core
> >    reads the ID from the PHY and uses it, so I just left it out not
> >    trying to figure out how to obtain the correct ID
> 
> It is certainly optional, I added the property to solve some obscure
> problems with probing, but I've noticed people using it more broadly.
> I suspect it also speeds up booting a tiny bit.
> 
> >  - the marvell compatible strings are used in our vendor tree. They
> >    aren't used anywhere but in our vendor tree. I though keeping them is
> >    nice since it identifies the PHY fully. And in case that level of
> >    detail is needed at some point it is already there.
> 
> DT is complex enough already, don't include useless compatible strings
> in mainline - people will see and tend to blindly copy. Ideally your
> vendor tree would use the standard property :|

There are different opinions on this. I also heard to just add such
strings, so in case this level of differentiation becomes necessary at
some later point, it is already existing.

	Sören