[PATCH net-next v2 8/8] dt-bindings: net: sparx5: document RGMII MAC delays
Daniel Machon
daniel.machon at microchip.com
Fri Nov 15 01:22:37 PST 2024
Hi Andrew,
> > The lan969x switch device supports two RGMII port interfaces that can be
> > configured for MAC level rx and tx delays.
> >
> > Document two new properties {rx,tx}-internal-delay-ps. Make them
> > required properties, if the phy-mode is one of: rgmii, rgmii_id,
> > rgmii-rxid or rgmii-txid. Also specify accepted values.
>
> This is unusual if you look at other uses of {rt}x-internal-delay-ps.
> It is generally an optional parameter, and states it defaults to 0 if
> missing, and is ignored by the driver if phy-mode is not an rgmii
> variant.
Is unusual bad? :-) I thought that requiring the properties would make
misconfigurations (mismatching phy-modes and MAC delays) more obvious,
as you were forced to specify exactly what combination you want in the
DT. Maybe not. I can change it, no problem.
/Daniel
>
> Andrew
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