From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7546AC4320A for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:55:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58EA960241 for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:55:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232507AbhGZKPZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:15:25 -0400 Received: from mail-vs1-f47.google.com ([209.85.217.47]:47042 "EHLO mail-vs1-f47.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231792AbhGZKPY (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:15:24 -0400 Received: by mail-vs1-f47.google.com with SMTP id e4so4929272vsr.13; Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:55:52 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=PC9p+DhA09pyYVa2lDRMUzwd/1DxS6/ThMpBKEZ540I=; b=pILa0j9bgOz0YPQ3fL1228VorzEe/yXfYV0eQVs150f+EsrOYwibcE2SEqAjLg1Pa4 8cd4NKDr+4/592gakN1X65/2Qoo1iGo0m9nXCNXLDOoXTnjjyd1PEj2qFYejdziXhbEJ 0/kU9LMT1KN7gB1OuxfqethV3OKBGiiyLvyJZoyAiHuE3TWnkkx1jAUGvjqt0qUX0tSI PUZ+D8kArYGcS5jTW3dgO8It+ed3apkm44e9N2zJXt1BWu4uFHngG4yCa1G9sRMH/U3U BLxNJ3UljHfqqe0/Xiz7GKXkMnwSCi36t0Co+8t5Z160eiAdqdhTguGoy+wa9SuSV/Aq nITQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530it2fctg1clvT5FrQMGrfLTY0N6GwTYW/wc0h3Ez1UMjwTaLnG gzEnlDBHzvWFkiG317D4tOG3AAZrNJrfTO4XKQQ= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwFkdsN6fVdy6k+zl2b/JKqOhILxbWjTtcaJLtfiCJQtkV2QMsJyCiySjUSMG67/vOSXvXz2+fRSOJ220Rj3HA= X-Received: by 2002:a67:7789:: with SMTP id s131mr8454510vsc.40.1627296952092; Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:55:52 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210722141351.13668-1-biju.das.jz@bp.renesas.com> In-Reply-To: From: Geert Uytterhoeven Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:55:41 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/18] Add Gigabit Ethernet driver support To: Biju Das Cc: Andrew Lunn , Sergei Shtylyov , "David S. Miller" , Jakub Kicinski , Geert Uytterhoeven , Sergey Shtylyov , Adam Ford , Yuusuke Ashizuka , Yoshihiro Shimoda , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-renesas-soc@vger.kernel.org" , Chris Paterson , Biju Das , Prabhakar Mahadev Lad Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org Hi Biju, On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 8:28 AM Biju Das wrote: > > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/18] Add Gigabit Ethernet driver support > > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 11:53:59PM +0300, Sergei Shtylyov wrote: > > > On 7/22/21 5:13 PM, Biju Das wrote: > > > > > > > The DMAC and EMAC blocks of Gigabit Ethernet IP is almost similar to > > Ethernet AVB. > > > > > > > > The Gigabit Etherner IP consists of Ethernet controller (E-MAC), > > Internal TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) and Dedicated Direct memory access > > controller (DMAC). > > > > > > > > With few changes in driver, we can support Gigabit ethernet driver as > > well. > > > > > > > > This patch series is aims to support the same > > > > > > > > RFC->V1 > > > > * Incorporated feedback from Andrew, Sergei, Geert and Prabhakar > > > > * > > > > https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpa > > > > tchwork.kernel.org%2Fproject%2Flinux-renesas-soc%2Flist%2F%3Fseries% > > > > 3D515525&data=04%7C01%7Cbiju.das.jz%40bp.renesas.com%7C6fe3922cc > > > > 35d4178cb1d08d94d54bc75%7C53d82571da1947e49cb4625a166a4a2a%7C0%7C0%7 > > > > C637625848601442706%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQ > > > > IjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=bOpIqV1g > > > > lMUXqz9rsX0UK3Oqap2J1cY86TGVOJvzYe4%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > > Biju Das (18): > > > > dt-bindings: net: renesas,etheravb: Document Gigabit Ethernet IP > > > > drivers: clk: renesas: rzg2l-cpg: Add support to handle MUX clocks > > > > drivers: clk: renesas: r9a07g044-cpg: Add ethernet clock sources > > > > drivers: clk: renesas: r9a07g044-cpg: Add GbEthernet clock/reset > > > > > > > > > It's not a good idea to have the patch to the defferent subsystems > > > lumped all together in a single series... > > > > Agreed. > > > > Are these changes inseparable? If so, you need to be up front on this, and > > you need an agreement with the subsystem maintainers how the patches are > > going to be merged? Through which tree. And you need Acked-by from the > > other tree maintainers. > > > > Ideally you submit multiple patchsets. This assumes all sets will compile > > independently. > > Agreed. Will split this patch series in 3 patchsets > > 1) single binding patch > > 2) Clock patchset > > 3) ravb driver patchset. 4) dts part. Part 2 should pass through renesas-clk. Part 4 should pass through renesas-devel. Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds