Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: allwinner: a64: pine64-plus: Add PHY regulator delay

[OndÅej Jirman]

Hi,

On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 03:34:43PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 03:03:36PM +0200, Jernej Skrabec wrote:
> > Depending on kernel and bootloader configuration, it's possible that
> > Realtek ethernet PHY isn't powered on properly. It needs some time
> > before it can be used.
> >
> > Fix that by adding 100ms ramp delay to regulator responsible for
> > powering PHY.
> >
> > Fixes: 94dcfdc77fc5 ("arm64: allwinner: pine64-plus: Enable dwmac-sun8i")
> > Suggested-by: Ondrej Jirman <megous@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@xxxxxxxx>
> 
> How was that delay found?

I suggested it. There's no delay in the dwmac-sun8i driver, so after enabling
the phy power, it will start accessing it over MDIO right away, which is not
good.

I suggested the value based on post-reset delay in the PHY's datasheet (30ms).
Multiplied ~3x (if I remember correctly) to get some safety margin. Chip has
more to do then after the HW reset, and regulator also needs some time to
ramp-up.

regards,
	o.

> It should at least have a comment explaining why it's there.
> 
> Thanks!
> Maxime
> 
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