Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/4] dt-bindings: net: ftgmac100: Add delay properties for AST2600

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

On Fri, Nov 07, 2025 at 01:12:08AM +0000, Jacky Chou wrote:
> Hi Andrew
> 
> > > There are four MACs in the AST2600. In the DT bindings and DTS files,
> > > what would be the recommended way to identify which MAC is which?
> > > In version 3 of my patches, I used the aliases in the DTSI file to
> > > allow the driver to get the MAC index.
> > 
> > It is a bit ugly, but you are working around broken behaviour, so sometimes you
> > need to accept ugly. The addresses are fixed. You know
> > 1e660000 is mac0, 1e680000 is mac1, etc. Put the addresses into the driver,
> > for compatible aspeed,ast2600-mac.
> > 
> 
> I used this fixed address as MAC index in the first version of this series.
> But the other reviewer mentioned maybe there has the other better way to 
> identify index.
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250317095229.6f8754dd@fedora.home/
> I find the "aliase", on preparing the v2 and v3, I think it may be a way to
> do that. But I am not sure.
> So, I would like to confirm the other good way before submitting the next
> version.

The problem with alias is that it normally a board property, in the
.dts file. A board might want a different mapping, which could then
break delays.

	Andrew