[PATCH net-next v2 7/7] net: stmmac: deprecate "snps,en-tx-lpi-clockgating" property

[Lad, Prabhakar]

On Wed, Mar 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM Russell King (Oracle)
<rmk+kernel at armlinux.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Whether the MII transmit clock can be stopped is primarily a property
> of the PHY (there is a capability bit that should be checked first.)
> Whether the MAC is capable of stopping the transmit clock is a separate
> issue, but this is already handled by the core DesignWare MAC code.
>
> Therefore, snps,en-tx-lpi-clockgating is technically incorrect, and
> this commit adds a warning should a DT be encountered with the property
> present.
>
> However, we keep backwards compatibility.
>
> Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel at armlinux.org.uk>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
Reviewed-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj at bp.renesas.com>

Cheers,
Prabhakar