[PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: net: qcom,ethqos: Drop fallback compatible for qcom,qcs615-ethqos
Yijie Yang
quic_yijiyang at quicinc.com
Wed Dec 25 17:13:06 PST 2024
On 2024-12-26 00:17, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 25, 2024 at 04:58:20PM +0800, Yijie Yang wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2024-12-24 17:02, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 24/12/2024 04:07, Yijie Yang wrote:
>>>> The core version of EMAC on qcs615 has minor differences compared to that
>>>> on sm8150. During the bring-up routine, the loopback bit needs to be set,
>>>> and the Power-On Reset (POR) status of the registers isn't entirely
>>>> consistent with sm8150 either.
>>>> Therefore, it should be treated as a separate entity rather than a
>>>> fallback option.
>>>
>>> ... and explanation of ABI impact? You were asked about this last time,
>>> so this is supposed to end up here.
>>
>> I actually replied to this query last time, but maybe it wasn't clear.
>> Firstly, no one is using Ethernet on this platform yet. Secondly, the
>> previous fallback to sm8150 is incorrect and causes packet loss. Instead, it
>> should fall back to qcs404.
>
> One of the purposes of the commit message is to answer questions
> reviews might have. You were even asked this question, so that should
> of been a clue to include the answer in the commit message.
>
I will include it in the commit message in the next version.
> Andrew
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Best Regards,
Yijie
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