Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> writes: > On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 07:45:34PM +0200, Martin Blumenstingl wrote: >> The Ethernet PHY documentation >> (Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt) states that: >> If the PHY reports an incorrect ID (or none at all) then the >> "compatible" list may contain an entry with the correct PHY ID in the >> form: "ethernet-phy-idAAAA.BBBB" >> >> An older version of the documentation suggested that the compatible >> string can be used when the PHY ID is known. >> >> Remove the ethernet-phy-id compatible string and add a comment with the >> PHY ID instead. >> This is a no-op on boards which are shipped with the PHY that was >> listed (= all known cases). However, if a board manufacturer decides to >> ship a different PHY we will now load and use the correct driver because >> we ask the PHY to identify itself. >> >> Signed-off-by: Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> Queuing for v5.3, Thanks, Kevin
