[PATCH] ARM: dts: am335x-bone-common: Increase MDIO reset deassert delay to 50ms

Roger Quadros rogerq at kernel.org
Thu Oct 31 03:44:26 PDT 2024



On 31/10/2024 11:29, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Commit b9bf5612610aa7e3 ("ARM: dts: am335x-bone-common: Increase MDIO
> reset deassert time") already increased the MDIO reset deassert delay
> from 6.5 to 13 ms, but this may still cause Ethernet PHY probe failures:
> 
>     SMSC LAN8710/LAN8720 4a101000.mdio:00: probe with driver SMSC LAN8710/LAN8720 failed with error -5
> 
> On BeagleBone Black Rev. C3, ETH_RESETn is controlled by an open-drain
> AND gate.  It is pulled high by a 10K resistor, and has a 4.7µF
> capacitor to ground, giving an RC time constant of 47ms.  As it takes
> 0.7RC to charge the capacitor above the threshold voltage of a CMOS
> input (VDD/2), the delay should be at least 33ms.  Considering the
> typical tolerance of 20% on capacitors, 40ms would be safer.  Add an
> additional safety margin and settle for 50ms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas at glider.be>

Reviewed-by: Roger Quadros <rogerq at kernel.org>



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