Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/1] net: stmmac: use GPIO descriptors in stmmac_mdio_reset

From: Martin Blumenstingl
Date: Sat Jun 15 2019 - 05:16:37 EST


Hi Linus,

On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 11:08 AM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Martin!
>
> Thanks for fixing this up!
you're welcome
I think I finally understand why you want to switch everything over to
GPIO descriptors

> A hint for a follow-up:
>
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 9:31 PM Martin Blumenstingl
> <martin.blumenstingl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
> > index 4335bd771ce5..816edb545592 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
> > @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data {
> > int *irqs;
> > int probed_phy_irq;
> > #ifdef CONFIG_OF
> > - int reset_gpio, active_low;
> > + int reset_gpio;
>
> Nothing in the kernel seems to be using this reset_gpio either.
>
> I think it can be deleted with associated code, any new users
> should use machine descriptors if they insist on board files.
good catch, thank you - I'll put that in my cleanup series that I want
to send anyways


Martin