Re: [PATCH net-next v4 0/4] net: mdio: support dynamic OF device changes

Andrew Lunn <[email protected]> Fri, 7 Aug 2026 21:16:10 +0200

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On Fri, Aug 07, 2026 at 12:48:43PM -0600, James Hilliard wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM Andrew Lunn <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I guess it can also be used like this for live dt modification:
> >
> > A guess is not good enough. Give us a concrete, in kernel use cases.
> 
> I searched the current tree for callers of the OF changeset and
> overlay APIs and for OF reconfiguration notifiers. I did not find a
> current in-tree path which adds or removes a child below an already
> registered MDIO bus.

So lets wait for a real user to come along.

	Andrew