Re: [net-next PATCH v2 11/15] dt-bindings: net: dsa: qca8k: Document qca,sgmii-enable-pll

From: Ansuel Smith
Date: Sat Oct 09 2021 - 14:14:49 EST


On Sat, Oct 09, 2021 at 07:13:58PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 08, 2021 at 02:22:21AM +0200, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> > Document qca,sgmii-enable-pll binding used in the CPU nodes to
> > enable SGMII PLL on MAC config.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt | 6 ++++++
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt
> > index 208ee5bc1bbb..b9cccb657373 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt
> > @@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ A CPU port node has the following optional node:
> > managed entity. See
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fixed-link.txt
> > for details.
> > +- qca,sgmii-enable-pll : For SGMII CPU port, explicitly enable PLL, TX and RX
> > + chain along with Signal Detection.
> > + This should NOT be enabled for qca8327.
>
> So how about -EINVAL for qca8327, and document it is not valid then.
>

I would also add a warning. With all the ported device we found pll
needed only qca8337. I will add the error but also report the reason as
we really don't know if it does exist a qca8327 device that needs pll.
In theory not but who knows.

> > + This can be required for qca8337 switch with revision 2.
>
> Maybe add a warning if enabled with revision < 2? I would not make it
> an error, because there could be devices manufactured with a mixture
> or v1 and v2 silicon. Do you have any idea how wide spread v1 is?
>

No idea about the revision and can't be recovered from the switch data
print on the chip. Will add a warning and put in the documentation that
we warn when an uncorrect revision is detected.

> > + With CPU port set to sgmii and qca8337 it is advised
> > + to set this unless a communication problem is observed.
>
> Andrew

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Ansuel