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Subject: Re: [net-next: PATCH v4 0/7] Armada 7k/8k PP2 ACPI support
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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:43:42 +0100

> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 09:35:25AM -0500, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com>
>> Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:00:37 +0100
>> 
>> > There's a discussion about the ACPI vs generic MDIO/PHY change under
>> > initial version of the patchset, however the patches in question were
>> > for now abandoned from further re-sends.
>> 
>> But doesn't the results of that discussion determine whether the way ACPI
>> is being used in this patch series is what we want to do or not?
> 
> Hi David
> 
> The patches submitted here don't involve any ACPI for MDIO or PHY. It
> is all MAC. And it is using standard ACPI primitives for devices,
> nothing new.
> 
> It is not setting any precedence for MDIO and PHY. That is totally out
> of scope for these patches. Whatever is decided for MDIO and PHY can
> be added later.

Thanks for all of the clarifications.

Series applied to net-next, thank you.