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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] stmmac: dwmac-mediatek: add support for mt8188
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On 19/09/2022 10:37, Jianguo Zhang wrote:
> Dear Krzysztof,
>
> Thanks for your comments.
>
>
> On Mon, 2022-09-19 at 10:19 +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 19/09/2022 10:04, Jianguo Zhang wrote:
>>> Add ethernet support for MediaTek SoCs from mt8188 family.
>>> As mt8188 and mt8195 have same ethernet design, so private data
>>> "mt8195_gmac_variant" can be reused for mt8188.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jianguo Zhang <jianguo.zhang@mediatek.com>
>>> ---
>>> drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c | 2 ++
>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c
>>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c
>>> index d42e1afb6521..f45be440b6d0 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c
>>> @@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ static const struct of_device_id
>>> mediatek_dwmac_match[] = {
>>> .data = &mt2712_gmac_variant },
>>> { .compatible = "mediatek,mt8195-gmac",
>>> .data = &mt8195_gmac_variant },
>>> + { .compatible = "mediatek,mt8188-gmac",
>>> + .data = &mt8195_gmac_variant },
>>
>> It's the same. No need for new entry.
>>
> mt8188 and mt8195 are different SoCs and we need to distinguish mt8188
> from mt8195, so I think a new entry is needed for mt8188 with the
> specific "compatiable".

No, this does not justify new entry. You need specific compatible, but
not new entry.

> On the other hand, mt8188 and mt8195 have same ethernet design, so the
> private data "mt8195_gmac_variant" can be resued to reduce redundant
> info in driver.

And you do not need new entry in the driver.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

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