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

From: Rob Herring <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:44:44 -0600

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 <[email-masked]>
> ---
> 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(-)