Re: [PATCH] net: netsec: Ignore 'phy-mode' on SynQuacer in DT mode

[Mark Brown]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 07:45:44AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jul 2023 at 23:52, Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > As documented in acd7aaf51b20 ("netsec: ignore 'phy-mode' device
> > property on ACPI systems") the SocioNext SynQuacer platform ships with
> > firmware defining the PHY mode as RGMII even though the physical
> > configuration of the PHY is for TX and RX commits.  Since
> > bbc4d71d63549bc ("net: phy: realtek: fix rtl8211e rx/tx delay config")
> > this has caused misconfiguration of the PHY, rendering the network
> > unusable.

> Wouldn't this break SynQuacers booting with firmware that lacks a
> network driver? (I.e., u-boot?)

> I am not sure why, but quite some effort has gone into porting u-boot
> to this SoC as well.

Yes, it'd be break them.  I wasn't aware that any other firmwares
existed.

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