Re: [PATCH 1/5] phy: iproc-mdio: Define DT binding

From: Ray Jui
Date: Thu May 21 2015 - 17:29:19 EST


Hi Kishon,

On 5/21/2015 6:07 AM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wednesday 20 May 2015 06:53 AM, Ray Jui wrote:
>> Define device tree bindings for iProc MDC/MDIO interface
>
>
> Fix $subject to something like 'dt_bindings: Add iProc MDC/MDIO PHY
> bindings'
>
Will do.

>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ray Jui <rjui@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reviewed-by: Arun Parameswaran <aparames@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reviewed-by: JD (Jiandong) Zheng <jdzheng@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reviewed-by: Scott Branden <sbranden@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> .../devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,iproc-mdio.txt | 15
>> +++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644
>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,iproc-mdio.txt
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,iproc-mdio.txt
>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,iproc-mdio.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..dce7644
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,iproc-mdio.txt
>> @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
>> +Broadcom iProc MDC/MDIO interface
>> +
>> +The iProc MDC/MDIO interface is found on various iProc based SoCs and
>> used to
>> +communicate with various types of Serdes/PHYs including Ethernet,
>> PCIe, USB,
>> +and etc.
>
> This sounds like it isn't a PHY exactly but a bus to which other PHYs
> are connected?

Yes it's an internal MDIO interface connected to various types of
internal Serdes or PHYs.

>
> Thanks
> Kishon
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