[PATCH v4 2/3] dt-bindings: phy: Add i.MX8Q HSIO SerDes PHY binding

[Frank Li]

On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 04:52:22PM +0100, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 10:38:49AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Thu, May 09, 2024 at 01:56:20PM +0800, Richard Zhu wrote:
> > > +  fsl,refclk-pad-mode:
> > > +    description:
> > > +      Specifies the mode of the refclk pad used. INPUT(PHY refclock is
> > > +      provided externally via the refclk pad) or OUTPUT(PHY refclock is
> > > +      derived from SoC internal source and provided on the refclk pad).
> > > +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> > > +    enum: [ "input", "output" ]
> > 
> > default?
> > 
> > Really, this could just be a boolean for the non-default mode.
> 
> There's actually a third option, or at least there was in v1, unused.
> The description in v1 was:
> 
>       It can be UNUSED(PHY
>       refclock is derived from SoC internal source), INPUT(PHY refclock
>       is provided externally via the refclk pad) or OUTPUT(PHY refclock
>       is derived from SoC internal source and provided on the refclk pad).
> 
> I suggested that there should be 3 strings and not having the property
> would mean unused. But all mention of unused seems to have vanished :/

Yes, missed mention about unused.

Is it okay about "fsl,refclk-pad-mode not exist means unused ?

Of course, need mention in description. 


Frank