[PATCH v2 3/3] riscv: dts: thead: Add TH1520 ethernet nodes

[Andrew Lunn]

> > Vendor kernel [2] that Sipeed uses has:
> >
> > 	mdio0 {
> > 		#address-cells = <1>;
> > 		#size-cells = <0>;
> > 		compatible = "snps,dwmac-mdio";
> >
> > 		phy_88E1111_0: ethernet-phy at 0 {
> > 			reg = <0x1>;
> > 		};
> >
> > 		phy_88E1111_1: ethernet-phy at 1 {
> > 			reg = <0x2>;
> > 		};
> > 	};
> >
> > so I think that does mean they are on the same MDIO bus.
> 
> It depends how you look at it. The SoC has two MACs and they can both
> control their own MDIO bus. However MDIO of both MACs are pinmux'ed to
> the same pins on the SoC.

Ah. That is unusual. 

> So the solution above just mux the pins to GMAC0 and let that
> control both PHYs.

That makes sense. Using both MDIO bus controllers and playing with the
pinmux on each transaction would be a lot more complex.

	Andrew