[PATCH 2/2] powerpc/config: enable mdio buses muxing via Memory-mapped device

[Shaohui Xie]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emil Medve [mailto:Emilian.Medve at Freescale.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 5:29 PM
> To: Xie Shaohui-B21989; linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org; Wood Scott-B07421
> Cc: Andy Fleming; Kanetkar Shruti-B44454
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] powerpc/config: enable mdio buses muxing via
> Memory-mapped device
> 
> Hello Shao-Hui,
> 
> 
> On 01/03/2015 10:58 PM, Xie Shaohui-B21989 wrote:
> > Hello Emil,
> >
> > The patches sent by Shruti were marked as "Changes Requested" over 5
> months.
> > to me if the patches do need changes, the possible changes seems not in
> 'config' but in corenet_generic.c.
> 
> It was part of a series that needed changes in other patches
[S.H] So the patch itself has no issue? if that is the case maybe the patch can be sent
Individually since it does not depend on others?

> 
> > I'm not sure if it's OK to add some compatibles in corenet_generic.c.
> > if we can use the existing compatible "simple-bus", Then we will only
> need to enable MDIO mux option in config without adding compatible in
> corenet_generic.c.
> 
> The container "bus" of the "muxing" nodes doesn't carry the "simple-bus"
> compatible and (as per the ePAPR definition) I'm unsure it would be
> applicable
> 
[S.H] I'm not sure if the "simple-bus" can be used as an extension of MDIO mux compatible.
I was thinking another option, if "simple-bus" is not suitable here, then forget it.:)

Thanks!
Shaohui
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Emil Medve [mailto:Emilian.Medve at Freescale.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2015 4:43 PM
> >> To: shh.xie at gmail.com; linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org; Wood
> >> Scott-B07421
> >> Cc: Andy Fleming; Xie Shaohui-B21989; Kanetkar Shruti-B44454
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] powerpc/config: enable mdio buses muxing via
> >> Memory-mapped device
> >>
> >> Hello Shao-Hui,
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12/22/2014 03:21 AM, shh.xie at gmail.com wrote:
> >>> From: Andy Fleming <afleming at gmail.com>
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Andy Fleming <afleming at gmail.com>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Shaohui Xie <Shaohui.Xie at freescale.com>
> >>> ---
> >>>  arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig | 1 +
> >>> arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig | 1 +
> >>>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> Shruti submitted a more complete version of this patch here:
> >>
> >> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/370873
> >>
> >> We should stick with that version
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers,