[PATCH 1/3] arm64: dts: rockchip: Change gmac phy-mode to rgmii-id for rk3576 evb1

Andrew Lunn andrew at lunn.ch
Wed Jan 21 18:40:53 PST 2026


On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 09:38:17AM +0800, Chaoyi Chen wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> On 1/21/2026 8:55 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> >> @@ -721,6 +719,7 @@ rgmii_phy0: ethernet-phy at 1 {
> >>  		reset-assert-us = <20000>;
> >>  		reset-deassert-us = <100000>;
> >>  		reset-gpios = <&gpio2 RK_PB5 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> >> +		tx-internal-delay-ps = <1950>;
> > 
> > The PHY should add 2000ps, as required by the RGMII standard. The
> > difference is so small there is no need for tx-internal-delay.
> >
> 
> Thank you for the clarification. I chose 1950 here because I find that
> the MotorComm yt8xxx Ethernet PHY binding only offer the options of 
> 1950 or 2100. 
> 
> > In most cases, 'rmgii-id' should be sufficient, unless the PCB is
> > badly designed.
> > 
> 
> I suspect the ROCK 4D board might be an exception. Sebastian once
> reported that it wouldn't work properly under "rgmii-id". Well, I'm
> not sure what strategy to adopt in this case.

Please check the report. And also, check what the PHY is doing for
delays if you don't specify the property. Is it defaulting to near
2000ps?

	Andrew



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