Re: [PATCH 04/11] net: phylink: switch to using fwnode_gpiod_get_index()

[Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 12:25:14PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 12:52:08AM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > Instead of fwnode_get_named_gpiod() that I plan to hide away, let's use
> > the new fwnode_gpiod_get_index() that mimics gpiod_get_index(), bit
> > works with arbitrary firmware node.
> 
> I'm wondering if it's possible to step forward and replace
> fwnode_get_gpiod_index by gpiod_get() / gpiod_get_index() here and
> in other cases in this series.

No, those require a struct device, but we have none.  There are network
drivers where there is a struct device for the network complex, but only
DT nodes for the individual network interfaces.  So no, gpiod_* really
doesn't work.

-- 
RMK's Patch system: https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/
FTTC broadband for 0.8mile line in suburbia: sync at 12.1Mbps down 622kbps up
According to speedtest.net: 11.9Mbps down 500kbps up