Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] dt-bindings: net: document Microchip PIC64-HPSC/HX MDIO controller

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Thu Mar 19 2026 - 13:10:55 EST


> The hardware supports an interrupt pin to signal transaction completion
> which is not strictly needed as the software can also poll a "TRIGGER"
> bit for this.

If the interrupt always exists, it is better to have it in DT. I
assume it will be in the SoC .dtsi file?

Always requiring it makes the code simpler when somebody adds support
for interrupts. You don't need all the _optional_ and dealing with it
being missing etc.

Andrew