Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/9] dt-bindings: net: lan9645x: add LAN9645X switch bindings

From: Rob Herring

Date: Tue Apr 07 2026 - 13:22:02 EST


On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 11:46:45AM +0100, Jens Emil Schulz Østergaard wrote:
> Add bindings for LAN9645X switch. We use a fallback compatible for the
> smallest SKU microchip,lan96455s-switch.
>
> Reviewed-by: Steen Hegelund <Steen.Hegelund@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jens Emil Schulz Østergaard <jensemil.schulzostergaard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - rename file to microchip,lan96455s-switch.yaml
> - remove led vendor property
> - add {rx,tx}-internal-delay-ps for rgmii delay
> - remove labels from example
> - remove container node from example
> ---
> .../net/dsa/microchip,lan96455s-switch.yaml | 119 +++++++++++++++++++++
> MAINTAINERS | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 120 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/microchip,lan96455s-switch.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/microchip,lan96455s-switch.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..0282e25c05d4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/microchip,lan96455s-switch.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/dsa/microchip,lan96455s-switch.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Microchip LAN9645x Ethernet switch
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Jens Emil Schulz Østergaard <jensemil.schulzostergaard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description: |

Don't need '|'

> + The LAN9645x switch is a multi-port Gigabit AVB/TSN Ethernet switch with
> + five integrated 10/100/1000Base-T PHYs. In addition to the integrated PHYs,
> + it supports up to 2 RGMII/RMII, up to 2 BASE-X/SERDES/2.5GBASE-X and one
> + Quad-SGMII interfaces.
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + oneOf:
> + - enum:
> + - microchip,lan96455s-switch
> + - items:
> + - enum:
> + - microchip,lan96455f-switch
> + - microchip,lan96457f-switch
> + - microchip,lan96459f-switch
> + - microchip,lan96457s-switch
> + - microchip,lan96459s-switch
> + - const: microchip,lan96455s-switch
> +
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> +$ref: dsa.yaml#

Since you don't have any custom properties (just constraints), this ref
should be "dsa.yaml#/$defs/ethernet-ports".

> +
> +patternProperties:
> + "^(ethernet-)?ports$":

For a new binding, use the preferred name which is ethernet-ports. ports
and port collide with the graph binding.

> + type: object
> + additionalProperties: true
> + patternProperties:
> + "^(ethernet-)?port@[0-8]$":

And 'ethernet-port'

> + type: object
> + description: Ethernet switch ports
> +
> + $ref: dsa-port.yaml#
> +
> + properties:
> + rx-internal-delay-ps:
> + const: 2000
> +
> + tx-internal-delay-ps:
> + const: 2000
> +
> + unevaluatedProperties: false

Place this after the $ref.

> +
> +oneOf:
> + - required:
> + - ports
> + - required:
> + - ethernet-ports
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - reg
> +
> +unevaluatedProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + ethernet-switch@4000 {
> + compatible = "microchip,lan96459f-switch", "microchip,lan96455s-switch";
> + reg = <0x4000 0x244>;
> +
> + ethernet-ports {
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + port@0 {
> + reg = <0>;
> + phy-mode = "gmii";
> + phy-handle = <&cuphy0>;
> + };
> +
> + port@1 {
> + reg = <1>;
> + phy-mode = "gmii";
> + phy-handle = <&cuphy1>;
> + };
> +
> + port@2 {
> + reg = <2>;
> + phy-mode = "gmii";
> + phy-handle = <&cuphy2>;
> + };
> +
> + port@3 {
> + reg = <3>;
> + phy-mode = "gmii";
> + phy-handle = <&cuphy3>;
> + };
> +
> + port@7 {
> + reg = <7>;
> + phy-mode = "rgmii";
> + ethernet = <&cpu_host_port>;
> + rx-internal-delay-ps = <2000>;
> + tx-internal-delay-ps = <2000>;
> +
> + fixed-link {
> + speed = <1000>;
> + full-duplex;
> + pause;
> + };
> + };
> + };
> + };
> +...
> +
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 7ae698067c41..8232da1b3951 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -17278,6 +17278,7 @@ M: Jens Emil Schulz Østergaard <jensemil.schulzostergaard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> M: UNGLinuxDriver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> L: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> S: Maintained
> +F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/microchip,lan96455s-switch.yaml
> F: include/linux/dsa/lan9645x.h
> F: net/dsa/tag_lan9645x.c
>
>
> --
> 2.52.0
>