[PATCH v1 08/14] arm64: dts: mediatek: mt7988: add basic ethernet-nodes

[Frank Wunderlich (linux)]

Am 2025-05-11 18:38, schrieb Andrew Lunn:
>> +			gmac0: mac at 0 {
>> +				compatible = "mediatek,eth-mac";
>> +				reg = <0>;
>> +				phy-mode = "internal";
>> +
>> +				fixed-link {
>> +					speed = <10000>;
>> +					full-duplex;
>> +					pause;
>> +				};
> 
> Does phy-mode internal and fixed-link used together make any sense?
> Please could you explain this.

Hi,

the fixed link is used to bring up the mac and switch cpu port up with 
the right settings.
Of course we can hardcode it in driver for mt7988, but driver already 
supports the generic
definition via devicetree. So imho adding driver code for whats already 
supported via devicetree
does not make sense for me and devicetree shows the right settings 
(speed,duplex,flow control) without digging in the driver code.

e.g. we could disable flow-control there (but it causes retransmitts) 
without changing driver.

Imho this is the cleanest way without adding unnecessary driver code and 
SoC conditions and
devicetree describes hardware ;).

regards Frank