Re: [PATCH v4] ARM: dts: sun7i: a20: bananapro: Fix ethernet phy-mode

[Maxime Ripard]

On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 01:08:03PM +0100, Hermann Lauer wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 03:59:37PM +0100, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:18:42PM +0100, Hermann.Lauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > BPi Pro needs TX and RX delay for Gbit to work reliable and avoid high
> > > packet loss rates. The realtek phy driver overrides the settings of the
> > > pull ups for the delays, so fix this for BananaPro.
> > >     
> > > Fix the phy-mode description to correctly reflect this so that the
> > > implementation doesn't reconfigure the delays incorrectly. This
> > > happened with commit bbc4d71d6354 ("net: phy: realtek: fix rtl8211e
> > > rx/tx delay config").
> > > 
> > > Fixes: 10662a33dcd9 ("ARM: dts: sun7i: Add dts file for Bananapro board")
> > > Signed-off-by: Hermann Lauer <Hermann.Lauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Applied since it's a fix simple enough, but please provide a changelog
> > between versions.
> 
> v3 added the correct fixes tag, where the problem originated (initial commit
> of banana pro device tree). That worked in the past until a change in
> the phy device driver for realtek phy on banana pro overrode the
> phyical configuration of the hardware pull-ups.
> 
> v4 added the commit which implemented that driver change (shamelessly stolen
> from the commit of the fix of the identical problem on the banana pi)

Thanks :)

For future patches make sure to have that description either in a cover
letter or below the --- after your commit log

Maxime

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