Re: [PATCH net-next v5 5/6] dsa: lan9303: Determine CPU port based on dsa_switch ptr

[Vladimir Oltean]

On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 05:42:01PM +0000, Jerry.Ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > It looks like there is potentially more code to unlock than this simple
> > API change, which is something you could look at.
> 
> I understand your point. The LAN9303 is very flexible, supporting an I2C
> method for managing the switch and allowing the xMII to operate as either
> MAC or PHY.
> 
> The original driver was written targeting the primary configuration most
> widely used by our customers. The host CPU has an xMII interface and the
> MDIO bus is used for control. Adding in the flexibility to support other
> configurations is something I will investigate as I expand the driver to
> support LAN9353/LAN9354/LAN9355 devices. Adding the
> private->info->supports_mii[] as was done in the ksz drivers is the most
> likely approach. I see this as a separate patch series.  Would you agree?
> 
> I will hardcode for port 0 at this point rather than looking at CPU port.

Yes, I think that would be ok. Thanks for at least not baking in any
more assumptions in the driver that already exist.