Re: [PATCH] [v7] net: emac: emac gigabit ethernet controller driver

2016-08-16 Thread Al Stone
big deal, but >> you still need distinct compatible strings regardless. > > So you're saying that it's okay to have separate compatible strings AND a > phy-version property? That would solve the problem. > Does the ACPI portion of the driver *have* to know about the PHY? In general, t

Re: [PATCH 2/2] Convert smsc911x to use ACPI as well as DT

2015-09-30 Thread Al Stone
I think we can have a decent methodology in place. >> But in a world where people *are* going to go off and do their own >> insane thing, we really might as well let them use the *same* thing >> that we already had — in as many cases as possible — rather than >> actually *m