[net-next PATCH v1 3/7] net: phy: Introduce fwnode_get_phy_id()

Grant Likely grant.likely at arm.com
Fri Oct 2 06:48:49 EDT 2020



On 01/10/2020 05:00, Calvin Johnson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 08:19:02PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 07:07:25PM +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 06:34:40PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>>>> @@ -2866,7 +2888,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_phy_find_device);
>>>>>    */
>>>>>   struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_get_phy_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
>>>>>   {
>>>>> -	return fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "phy-handle", 0);
>>>>> +	struct fwnode_handle *phy_node;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +	phy_node = fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "phy-handle", 0);
>>>>> +	if (is_acpi_node(fwnode) || !IS_ERR(phy_node))
>>>>> +		return phy_node;
>>>>> +	phy_node = fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "phy", 0);
>>>>> +	if (IS_ERR(phy_node))
>>>>> +		phy_node = fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "phy-device", 0);
>>>>> +	return phy_node;
>>>>
>>>> Why do you have three different ways to reference a PHY?
>>>
>>> Compatibility with the DT version - note that "phy" and "phy-device"
>>> are only used for non-ACPI fwnodes. This should allow us to convert
>>> drivers where necessary without fear of causing DT regressions.
>>
>> Ah.
>>
>> A comment would be good here.
> 
> Sure. Will add comment.

Actually, I agree with Andrew. I don't see why new properties are being 
defined for following a reference from a property to a PHY node. This 
function shouldn't need to change at all.

g.



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