On 26/12/2024 03:29, Yijie Yang wrote:
>
>
> On 2024-12-25 19:37, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 25/12/2024 11:04, Yijie Yang wrote:
>>
>>> static int qcom_ethqos_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>>> {
>>> - struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
>>> + struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node, *root;
>>> const struct ethqos_emac_driver_data *data;
>>> struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat_dat;
>>> struct stmmac_resources stmmac_res;
>>> @@ -810,6 +805,15 @@ static int qcom_ethqos_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>>> ret = of_get_phy_mode(np, ðqos->phy_mode);
>>> if (ret)
>>> return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to get phy mode\n");
>>> +
>>> + root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
>>> + if (root && of_device_is_compatible(root, "qcom,sa8540p-ride"))
>>
>>
>> Nope, your drivers are not supposed to poke root compatibles. Drop and
>> fix your driver to behave correctly for all existing devices.
>>
>
> Since this change introduces a new flag in the DTS, we must maintain ABI
> compatibility with the kernel. The new flag is specific to the board, so
It's not, I don't see it specific to the board in the bindings.
> I need to ensure root nodes are matched to allow older boards to
> continue functioning as before. I'm happy to adopt that approach if
> there are any more elegant solutions.
I don't think you understood the problem. Why you are not handling this
for my board, sa8775p-rideX and sa8225-pre-ride-yellow-shrimp?
Best regards,
Krzysztof
