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[v2,1/2] dt-bindings: net: xilinx_axienet: add pcs-handle attribute

Message ID 20220317091926.86765-1-andy.chiu@sifive.com
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Series [v2,1/2] dt-bindings: net: xilinx_axienet: add pcs-handle attribute | expand

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Andy Chiu March 17, 2022, 9:19 a.m. UTC
Document the new pcs-handle attribute to support connecting to an
external PHY in SGMII or 1000Base-X modes through the internal PCS/PMA
PHY.

Signed-off-by: Andy Chiu <andy.chiu@sifive.com>
Reviewed-by: Greentime Hu <greentime.hu@sifive.com>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

Comments

Andy Chiu March 17, 2022, 9:52 a.m. UTC | #1
loop in: radhey.shyam.pandey@xilinx.com

I am sending this out since I forgot to CC the maintainer of the
driver, again...

Sorry for being noisy here.

Regards,
Andy


On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 5:21 PM Andy Chiu <andy.chiu@sifive.com> wrote:
>
> In some SGMII use cases where both an external PHY and the internal
> PCS/PMA PHY need to be configured, we should explicitly use a phandle
> "pcs-phy" to get the reference to the PCS/PMA PHY. Otherwise, the driver
> would use "phy-handle" in the DT as the reference to both external and
> the internal PCS/PMA PHY.
>
> In other cases where the core is connected to a SFP cage, we could
> fallback, pointing phy-handle to the intenal PCS/PMA PHY, and let the
> driver connect to the SFP module, if exist, via phylink.
>
> Fixes: 1a02556086fc (net: axienet: Properly handle PCS/PMA PHY for 1000BaseX mode)
> Signed-off-by: Andy Chiu <andy.chiu@sifive.com>
> Reviewed-by: Greentime Hu <greentime.hu@sifive.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c | 8 +++++++-
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
> index 6fd5157f0a6d..17de81cc0ca5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
> @@ -2078,7 +2078,13 @@ static int axienet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>                         ret = -EINVAL;
>                         goto cleanup_mdio;
>                 }
> -               lp->pcs_phy = of_mdio_find_device(lp->phy_node);
> +               np = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "pcs-handle", 0);
> +               if (np) {
> +                       lp->pcs_phy = of_mdio_find_device(np);
> +                       of_node_put(np);
> +               } else {
> +                       lp->pcs_phy = of_mdio_find_device(lp->phy_node);
> +               }
>                 if (!lp->pcs_phy) {
>                         ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
>                         goto cleanup_mdio;
> --
> 2.34.1
>
Andy Chiu March 17, 2022, 10:02 a.m. UTC | #2
loop in: radhey.shyam.pandey@xilinx.com


On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 5:21 PM Andy Chiu <andy.chiu@sifive.com> wrote:
>
> Document the new pcs-handle attribute to support connecting to an
> external PHY in SGMII or 1000Base-X modes through the internal PCS/PMA
> PHY.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Chiu <andy.chiu@sifive.com>
> Reviewed-by: Greentime Hu <greentime.hu@sifive.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt
> index b8e4894bc634..2a9a3a90eb63 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt
> @@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ Optional properties:
>                   required through the core's MDIO interface (i.e. always,
>                   unless the PHY is accessed through a different bus).
>
> + - pcs-handle:           Phandle to the internal PCS/PMA PHY, if a fixed external PHY
> +                 is tied to it in SGMII or 1000Base-X modes. This is not
> +                 required for SFP connection. The driver would use phy-handle
> +                 to reference the PCS/PMA PHY in such case.
> +
>  Example:
>         axi_ethernet_eth: ethernet@40c00000 {
>                 compatible = "xlnx,axi-ethernet-1.00.a";
> --
> 2.34.1
>
Andy Chiu March 17, 2022, 5:31 p.m. UTC | #3
Thanks for the explanation,

I will include that on the v3 patchset.

Andy
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt
index b8e4894bc634..2a9a3a90eb63 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/xilinx_axienet.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@  Optional properties:
 		  required through the core's MDIO interface (i.e. always,
 		  unless the PHY is accessed through a different bus).
 
+ - pcs-handle: 	  Phandle to the internal PCS/PMA PHY, if a fixed external PHY
+		  is tied to it in SGMII or 1000Base-X modes. This is not
+		  required for SFP connection. The driver would use phy-handle
+		  to reference the PCS/PMA PHY in such case.
+
 Example:
 	axi_ethernet_eth: ethernet@40c00000 {
 		compatible = "xlnx,axi-ethernet-1.00.a";