Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: micrel: Add support for lan8841 PHY

From: Horatiu Vultur
Date: Fri Feb 03 2023 - 10:26:35 EST


The 02/03/2023 15:22, Andrew Lunn wrote:

Hi Andrew,

>
> > +{
> > + char *rx_data_skews[4] = {"rxd0-skew-psec", "rxd1-skew-psec",
> > + "rxd2-skew-psec", "rxd3-skew-psec"};
> > + char *tx_data_skews[4] = {"txd0-skew-psec", "txd1-skew-psec",
> > + "txd2-skew-psec", "txd3-skew-psec"};
>
> Please take a read of
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt and then add
> a section which describes what these properties mean for this PHY,
> since nearly every microchip PHY has a different meaning :-(

I had a closer look at the datasheet of this PHY, and these properties
for lan8841 are the same for ksz9131, so actually I can reuse the
function 'ksz9131_config_init', to remove some of the duplicated code.

In this case maybe is enough to add the following change in
'micrel-ksz90x1.txt' not to create a totally new section.

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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt
index df9e844dd6bc6..2681168777a1e 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ KSZ9031:
no link will be established.

KSZ9131:
+LAN8841:

All skew control options are specified in picoseconds. The increment
step is 100ps. Unlike KSZ9031, the values represent picoseccond delays.

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>
> Andrew

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/Horatiu