Re: [PATCH RFC net-next 5/7] net: dsa: avoid DT validation for drivers which provide default config

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On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 12:00:16PM +0000, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> When a DSA driver (e.g. mv88e6xxx) provides a default configuration,
> avoid validating the DT description as missing elements will be
> provided by the DSA driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  net/dsa/port.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/net/dsa/port.c b/net/dsa/port.c
> index c30e3a7d2145..23d9970c02d3 100644
> --- a/net/dsa/port.c
> +++ b/net/dsa/port.c
> @@ -1951,6 +1951,9 @@ static void dsa_shared_port_validate_of(struct dsa_port *dp,
>  	*missing_phy_mode = false;
>  	*missing_link_description = false;
>  
> +	if (dp->ds->ops->port_get_fwnode)
> +		return;

I wounder if you should actually call it for the given port, and
ensure it does not return -EOPNOTSUPP, or -EINVAL, etc, because it is
not going to override that port? Then the DT values should be
validated?

	Andrew



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