Re: [PATCH 4/6] ARM: dts: sunxi: move phy regulator in PHY node

[LABBE Corentin]

Le Mon, May 09, 2022 at 11:55:33AM +0100, Andre Przywara a écrit :
> On Mon,  9 May 2022 07:48:55 +0000
> Corentin Labbe <clabbe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> > Now that PHY core can handle regulators, move regulator handle in PHY
> > node.
> 
> Other than this is somewhat more "correct", is it really needed for those
> boards? Because it breaks compatibility with older kernels, so when we
> update the DTs in U-Boot, we run into problems (again).
> 
> IIUC this series is about the OPi3 & friends, which didn't work with older
> kernels anyway, so can we just skip this patch (and 5/6), to just enable
> the boards that didn't work before?
> 
> Cheers,
> Andre
> 

We could have a situation where stmmac handle phy for older boards, and PHY core handle them for new boards.
Up to maintainers to see if they want a split situation or not.