[PATCH v2 2/3] riscv: dts: spacemit: k1: Split gmac_clk_ref into independent pinctrl groups

[Conor Dooley]

On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 10:38:38AM +0800, Junhui Liu wrote:
> Hi Conor,
> 
> On Fri May 29, 2026 at 1:13 AM CST, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 01:22:48PM +0800, Junhui Liu wrote:
> >> The gmac_clk_ref signal is optional for the GMAC controller and is not
> >> strictly required for all hardware designs. The pins for gmac0_clk_ref
> >> (GPIO 45) and gmac1_clk_ref (GPIO 46) may also be used as GPIOs for
> >> other functions even when the Ethernet controller is active.
> >> 
> >> Split the refclk pins into independent pinctrl groups so boards can
> >> request them only when the reference clock path is actually needed.
> >> 
> >> Among the already mainlined boards, BPI-F3, Jupiter and MusePi Pro have
> >> optional hardware paths for the GMAC refclk pins. BPI-F3 and Jupiter
> >> route both GMAC refclk pins to the PHYs through NC/0R option resistors,
> >> while MusePi Pro only does so for GMAC0. Keep referencing the new
> >> clk-ref pinctrl groups on these boards so the optional hardware paths
> >> remain usable if the option resistors are populated.
> >> 
> >> OrangePi R2S has no publicly available schematic, so also keep the
> >> clk-ref groups there to preserve the previous pinmux behavior.
> >> 
> >> Fixes: 60775f28cfb7 ("riscv: dts: spacemit: Add Ethernet support for K1")
> >> Signed-off-by: Junhui Liu <junhui.liu at pigmoral.tech>
> >
> >> diff --git a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-pinctrl.dtsi b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-pinctrl.dtsi
> >> index 4e9a62d0e85b..8c57ca05dabd 100644
> >> --- a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-pinctrl.dtsi
> >> +++ b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-pinctrl.dtsi
> >> @@ -27,8 +27,16 @@ gmac0-pins {
> >>  				 <K1_PADCONF(11, 1)>,	/* gmac0_tx_en */
> >>  				 <K1_PADCONF(12, 1)>,	/* gmac0_mdc */
> >>  				 <K1_PADCONF(13, 1)>,	/* gmac0_mdio */
> >> -				 <K1_PADCONF(14, 1)>,	/* gmac0_int_n */
> >> -				 <K1_PADCONF(45, 1)>;	/* gmac0_clk_ref */
> >
> > The point sashiko made here seems valid, odd that these aren't added to
> > another group.
> 
> Do you mean Sashiko's point about not adding these groups to the
> OrangePi RV2 board? That is because GPIO45 and GPIO46 are used as
> TP_RST_1V8 and TP_INT_1V8 respectively on the OrangePi RV2. These are
> the reset and interrupt signals for the touch panel, and are not
> connected to the optional GMAC PHY refclk path. So with this patch,
> GPIO45/46 can be properly used by the touch panel without pinmux
> conflicts once display/tp support is added in the future.

Okay, that sounds fair enough!
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