Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 9/9] net: pcs: lynx: Remove remaining users of lynx_pcs_create

From: Rob Herring
Date: Mon Jul 18 2022 - 15:44:52 EST


On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 12:05:19PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> Now that PCS devices have a compatible string, we no longer have to bind
> the driver manually in lynx_pcs_create. Remove it, and convert the
> remaining users to pcs_get_by_fwnode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> This requires that all PCSs have a compatible string. For a reasonable
> window of compatibility, this should be applied one major release after
> all compatible strings are added.

These platforms are pretty stable. I don't think a 1 release window is
sufficient. Maybe a 1 LTS release.

>
> .../net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c | 27 ++-----------------
> drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c | 19 -------------
> include/linux/pcs-lynx.h | 1 -
> 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)