[PATCH 3/4] dt-bindings: net: can: Document transceiver implementation as phy

Rob Herring robh at kernel.org
Wed Apr 14 14:24:52 BST 2021


On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 1:49 AM Aswath Govindraju <a-govindraju at ti.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> On 12/04/21 11:21 pm, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 09, 2021 at 07:10:53PM +0530, Aswath Govindraju wrote:
> >> From: Faiz Abbas <faiz_abbas at ti.com>
> >>
> >> Some transceivers need a configuration step (for example, pulling the
> >> standby or enable lines) for them to start sending messages. The
> >> transceiver can be implemented as a phy with the configuration done in the
> >> phy driver. The bit rate limitation can the be obtained by the driver using
> >> the phy node.
> >>
> >> Document the above implementation in the bosch mcan bindings
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Faiz Abbas <faiz_abbas at ti.com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Aswath Govindraju <a-govindraju at ti.com>
> >> ---
> >>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/bosch,m_can.yaml | 6 ++++++
> >>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/bosch,m_can.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/bosch,m_can.yaml
> >> index 798fa5fb7bb2..2c01899b1a3e 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/bosch,m_can.yaml
> >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/bosch,m_can.yaml
> >> @@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ properties:
> >>    can-transceiver:
> >>      $ref: can-transceiver.yaml#
> >>
> >> +  phys:
> >> +    minItems: 1
> >
> > maxItems: 1
>
> Will add this in the respin.
>
> >
> >> +
> >> +  phy-names:
> >> +    const: can_transceiver
> >
> > Kind of a pointless name. You don't really need a name if there's a
> > single entry.
> >
>
> This name used by devm_phy_optional_get() in m_can driver to get the phy
> data structure.

With no name, you'll get the 1st one. Looks like the phy subsystem
warns on this. That's wrong, so please fix that.

Rob



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