[PATCH net-next 1/4] dt-bindings: net: ethernet-controller: update descriptions of RGMII modes
Rob Herring (Arm)
robh at kernel.org
Mon Apr 21 11:42:18 PDT 2025
On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:18:01 +0200, Matthias Schiffer wrote:
> As discussed [1], the comments for the different rgmii(-*id) modes do not
> accurately describe what these values mean.
>
> As the Device Tree is primarily supposed to describe the hardware and not
> its configuration, the different modes need to distinguish board designs
> (if a delay is built into the PCB using different trace lengths); whether
> a delay is added on the MAC or the PHY side when needed should not matter.
>
> Unfortunately, implementation in MAC drivers is somewhat inconsistent
> where a delay is fixed or configurable on the MAC side. As a first step
> towards sorting this out, improve the documentation.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/d25b1447-c28b-4998-b238-92672434dc28@lunn.ch/ [1]
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Schiffer <matthias.schiffer at ew.tq-group.com>
> ---
> .../bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml | 16 +++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
Acked-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh at kernel.org>
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