Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] net: phy: dp83826: support TX data voltage tuning

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Mon Feb 12 2024 - 20:49:10 EST


On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 08:46:49AM +0100, Catalin Popescu wrote:
> DP83826 offers the possibility to tune the voltage of logical
> levels of the MLT-3 encoded TX data. This is useful when there
> is a voltage drop in between the PHY and the connector and we
> want to increase the voltage levels to compensate for that drop.
>
> Prior to PHY configuration, the driver SW resets the PHY which has
> the same effect as the HW reset pin according to the datasheet.
> Hence, there's no need to force update the VOD_CFG registers to make
> sure they hold their reset values. VOD_CFG registers need to be
> updated only if the DT has been configured with values other than
> the reset ones.
>
> Signed-off-by: Catalin Popescu <catalin.popescu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

FYI: The WoL discussion should not prevent this from being merged.

Andrew