Re: [PATCH 05/13] Document the fsl, magic-packet property in gianfar nodes.

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As I previously wrote internally, it's only needed because some
versions of the device have it and some don't; what it really 
means
is that certain bits in certain registers are valid.

So have the driver detect this based on "compatible"
or "model".

Thus requiring the driver to maintain a list of models/compatibles for
every possible combination of features,

Most likely a very short list.  But you know best
of course.

rather than letting the device
tree specify them individually.  What would be the advantage in that?

It's a tradeoff -- describing every single bit of
the hardware in the device tree is a way bigger
maintenance burden, be careful not to go overboard
with it.


Segher