Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/2] dt-bindings: net: ethernet-phy: Add timing-role role property for ethernet PHYs

From: Oleksij Rempel
Date: Mon Oct 07 2024 - 01:15:54 EST


On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 09:51:54AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 19:05:58 +0200 Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > 802.3 use "Multiport device" for "preferred master" and "single-port device"
> > > for "preferred slave". We decided to use other wording back in the past
> > > to avoid confusing and align it with forced master/slave configurations.
> >
> > ethtool is preferred, so it would be more consistent with preferred
> >
> > [Shrug]
>
> IIUC we have two weak preferences for "preferred"?
> LMK if I misunderstood.

Ahm... yes :)

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