[RFC PATCH 1/8] dt-bindings: net: Add TSN Endpoint Ethernet MAC support

Andrew Lunn andrew at lunn.ch
Fri Feb 20 05:39:22 PST 2026


> > > +        // Endpoint Node
> > > +        ep_mac: ep-mac at 16000 {
> > > +            reg = <0x16000 0xa000>;
> > > +        };
> >
> > Except the Endpoint MAC does not have MDIO?  Or does it have an MDIO bus,
> > and you have simply not listed it?
> The endpoint MAC does not connect to an external PHY and therefore does not expose an MDIO bus.
> It is an internal endpoint, so no MDIO node is required.

It does not really matter if it is required. Does it physically exist?
Can MDC and MDIO be routed to pins? Could i hang an external switch
off it?

DT describes hardware. If the hardware exists, describe it.

	Andrew



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