Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: amlogic: add missing ethernet reset ID

From: Neil Armstrong
Date: Tue Oct 20 2020 - 12:11:42 EST


On 20/10/2020 16:49, Kevin Hilman wrote:
> Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> On 20/10/2020 14:01, Jerome Brunet wrote:
>>> From: Anand Moon <linux.amoon@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Add reset external reset of the ethernet mac controller
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Anand Moon <linux.amoon@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> [...]
>
>> Reviewed-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Neil, do we need this in u-boot also? I seem to have network issues in
> u-boot on board with external PHY running mainline u-boot.

Yes, U-boot supports it, but simply does "reset_deassert", so I don't think
it would have any impact, the real issue is the PHY reset.

Without a proper reset line, no idea how to do that cleanly.

Neil

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> Kevin
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