Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] dt-bindings: net: cdns,macb: Add wol-arp-packet property

From: Conor Dooley
Date: Tue Jan 30 2024 - 12:30:50 EST


On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 04:18:44PM +0530, Vineeth Karumanchi wrote:
> "wol-arp-packet" property enables WOL with ARP packet.
> It is an extension to "magic-packet for WOL.

If it is an extension to "magic-packet" why does it not depend on
"magic-packet"? Are there systems that would only support the magic arp
packet but a regular magic packet?

>
> Signed-off-by: Vineeth Karumanchi <vineeth.karumanchi@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> 7c4a1d0cfdc1 net: macb: make magic-packet property generic
> which added magic-property support and wol-arp-packet addition
> is similar extension.
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns,macb.yaml | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns,macb.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns,macb.yaml
> index bf8894a0257e..4bea177e85bc 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns,macb.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns,macb.yaml
> @@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ patternProperties:
> description:
> Indicates that the hardware supports waking up via magic packet.
>
> + wol-arp-packet:

Bikeshedding perhaps, but why not call it "magic-arp-packet" if it has
the same function as the other property here?

Thanks,
Conor.

> + type: boolean
> + description:
> + Indicates that the hardware supports waking up via ARP packet.
> +
> unevaluatedProperties: false
>
> required:
> --
> 2.34.1
>

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