Re: [PATCH net-next 1/6] ARM: dts: imx6qp-prtwd3: update RGMII delays for sja1105 switch

From: Florian Fainelli
Date: Fri Oct 15 2021 - 13:16:36 EST


On 10/13/21 3:23 PM, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> In the new behavior, the sja1105 driver expects there to be explicit
> RGMII delays present on the fixed-link ports, otherwise it will complain
> that it falls back to legacy behavior, which is to apply RGMII delays
> incorrectly derived from the phy-mode string.
>
> In this case, the legacy behavior of the driver is to apply both RX and
> TX delays. To preserve that, add explicit 2 nanosecond delays, which are
> identical with what the driver used to add (a 90 degree phase shift).
> The delays from the phy-mode are ignored by new kernels (it's still
> RGMII as long as it's "rgmii*" something), and the explicit
> {rx,tx}-internal-delay-ps properties are ignored by old kernels, so the
> change works both ways.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
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Florian