Re: [PATCH 1/3 net-next v3] net: ethernet: ixp4xx: Add DT bindings

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On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 02:24:26AM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 4:49 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > (...) it should be impossible for multiple devices to
> > instantiate an MDIO bus. But with device tree, is that still true?
> > Should there be validation that only one device has an MDIO bus in its
> > device tree?
> 
> This would be more of a question to Rob.

Hi Linus

Sorry. I was thinking C code. The driver already has the global
variable mdio_bus. It is initially a NULL pointer. It gets sent when
the first MDIO bus driver probes. If it is not NULL when an MDIO bus
driver probes, throw an error.

       Andrew



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