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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 6/6] net: hisi_femac: remove unused compatible
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To: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@outlook.com>,
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On 27/02/2024 08:36, Yang Xiwen wrote:
> On 2/27/2024 2:53 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 27/02/2024 02:51, Yang Xiwen wrote:
>>> On 2/26/2024 3:55 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 22/02/2024 13:43, Yang Xiwen via B4 Relay wrote:
>>>>> From: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@outlook.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> The only documented SoC Hi3516DV300 does not receive any updates from 8
>>>>> years ago. With the recent driver changes, it unlikely works for this
>>>>> SoC anymore. Remove the binding for this SoC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also it's hard to get the version number and it's unknown how the
>>>>> version can be used. Remove them until it's really needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@outlook.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>  drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c | 4 +---
>>>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c
>>>>> index eab91e011d11..9466ca9da2bb 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c
>>>>> @@ -990,9 +990,7 @@ static int hisi_femac_drv_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
>>>>>  #endif
>>>>>  
>>>>>  static const struct of_device_id hisi_femac_match[] = {
>>>>> -	{.compatible = "hisilicon,hisi-femac-v1",},
>>>>> -	{.compatible = "hisilicon,hisi-femac-v2",},
>>>>> -	{.compatible = "hisilicon,hi3516cv300-femac",},
>>>>> +	{.compatible = "hisilicon,hisi-femac",},
>>>>
>>>> What is happening here? Removal could be justified, but then order of
>>>> your patches is totally wrong. But that hisi-femac is a no-go or provide
>>>> proper rationale.
>>>
>>> I don't understand exactly... In dts, we commonly have a SoC specific
>>> compatible string first, generic compatible string the second. e.g.
>>>
>>> compatible = "hisilicon,hi3798mv200-perictrl", "syscon", "simple-mfd".
>>
>> There is no generic compatible here. hi3798mv200 is soc.
>>
>>>
>>> So i think this is recommended. Or does it mean we only need them in
>>
>> It is allowed for certain cases and recommended for even fewer ones. Do
>> you want to say you have fully discoverable features here and you do not
>> need any properties? Or you want to say that all possible hardware will
>> have exactly the same programming interface (registers etc)?
> 
> Of course not. Take FEMAC for example. The FEMAC core on Hi3516 and

If they have different programming interface then you cannot use generic
compatible as fallback.

> Hi3798 can programmed in the same way. They use the same
> resources(resets and clocks). Though still a bit different in hardware,
> basically the fifo depth etc..
> 
> Hi3516 FEMAC is not special enough to have a new compatible string, nor
> do hi3798 FEMAC. Nor do i think we need those undocumented version
> numbers, i.e. "hisilicon,hisi-femac-v1/2". As i observed, this driver is
> generic enough to handle all the FEMAC cores i know, no matter which
> version nor which SoC. This can also be concluded from the driver, the
> driver defined 3 compatibles but they are all treated the same.
> 
> Should I remove all of them, and only leave a generic
> "hisilicon,hisi-femac" instead?

No.

Use one SoC specific compatible as fallback. That's what we ask almost
every time...

Best regards,
Krzysztof