Re: [PATCH net-next v9 4/4] net: dsa: ks8995: Delete surplus driver

Hi netdev-Sashiko,

On Tue, Sep 8, 2026 at 5:49 AM [off-list ref] wrote:

[Severity: Medium]
After this deletion, is the ambiguous "micrel,ks8995" compatible handled
only as a KSZ8995XA?  In ksz_spi.c the ksz_dt_ids table has:

(...)

Does that mean MA silicon now gets programmed on the XA path?

(...)

Two in-tree device trees instantiate exactly this compatible:

        arch/arm/boot/dts/intel/ixp/intel-ixp42x-linksys-wrv54g.dts
        arch/arm/boot/dts/intel/ixp/intel-ixp42x-actiontec-mi424wr.dtsi

                        compatible = "micrel,ks8995";

so both boards move to the XA path and to a different tagger.

As mentioned before, both of these boards use the XA variant.

I guess I'll just add this information to the cover letter so there
is context about this.

I will look into resolving the other comments.

Yours,
Linus Walleij