On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:54:24PM -0500, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Uwe Kleine-König writes:
>
> > Also it seems wrong to write "marvell,mv88e6085" (only) if I know the
> > hardware is really a "marvell,mv88e6176".
>
> I agree. It might be complex for a user to dig into the driver in orde
Hi,
Uwe Kleine-König writes:
> Also it seems wrong to write "marvell,mv88e6085" (only) if I know the
> hardware is really a "marvell,mv88e6176".
I agree. It might be complex for a user to dig into the driver in order
to figure out how the switch ID is read and which compatible to choose.
I've
On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 04:44:47PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> On 11/28/2016 02:17 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> >> I still wonder (and didn't get an answer back when I asked about this)
> >> why a comment is preferred here. For other devices I know it's usual and
> >> requested by the maintainers
On 11/28/2016 02:17 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> I still wonder (and didn't get an answer back when I asked about this)
>> why a comment is preferred here. For other devices I know it's usual and
>> requested by the maintainers to use:
>>
>> compatible = "exact name", "earlyer device to match dri
> I still wonder (and didn't get an answer back when I asked about this)
> why a comment is preferred here. For other devices I know it's usual and
> requested by the maintainers to use:
>
> compatible = "exact name", "earlyer device to match driver";
>
> . This is more robust, documents th
Hello Andrew,
On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:10:09AM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > Try to see it from my perspective: I see that some vf610 device I don't
> > have (found via `git grep marvell,mv88e6` or so) uses
> > "marvell,mv88e6085". I then assume it has that device on board. How
> > would I know
> Try to see it from my perspective: I see that some vf610 device I don't
> have (found via `git grep marvell,mv88e6` or so) uses
> "marvell,mv88e6085". I then assume it has that device on board. How
> would I know it doesn't? Same for the other boards you mention.
>
> Unfortunately some of your r
Andrew,
Am 27.11.2016 um 23:08 schrieb Andrew Lunn:
>>> This driver already supports nearly 30 different Marvell switch
>>> models. Please document why the marvell,mv88e6176 is special and why
>>> it needs its own compatible string when the others don't.
>>
>> I don't understand.
>
> Think about
> > This driver already supports nearly 30 different Marvell switch
> > models. Please document why the marvell,mv88e6176 is special and why
> > it needs its own compatible string when the others don't.
>
> I don't understand.
Think about what i said. Why does the 6176 need its own compatible
str
Am 27.11.2016 um 22:27 schrieb Andrew Lunn:
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 09:57:59PM +0100, Andreas Färber wrote:
>> This model is found on the Turris Omnia.
>
> This driver already supports nearly 30 different Marvell switch
> models. Please document why the marvell,mv88e6176 is special and why
> it
On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 09:57:59PM +0100, Andreas Färber wrote:
> This model is found on the Turris Omnia.
This driver already supports nearly 30 different Marvell switch
models. Please document why the marvell,mv88e6176 is special and why
it needs its own compatible string when the others don't.
This model is found on the Turris Omnia.
Signed-off-by: Andreas Färber
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drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c | 4
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 77f13ada2612..95b9efb33ec7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv
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