Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: net: xilinx_gmii2rgmii: Convert to json schema

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Thu Jul 13 2023 - 15:30:26 EST


On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 08:53:34PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 13/07/2023 17:59, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> >>> +examples:
> >>> + - |
> >>> + mdio {
> >>> + #address-cells = <1>;
> >>> + #size-cells = <0>;
> >>> + phy: ethernet-phy@0 {
> >>> + reg = <0>;
> >>> + };
> >>
> >> Drop this node, quite obvious.
> >
> > Dumb question. Isn't it needed since it is referenced by phy-handle =
> > <&phy> below. Without it, the fragment is not valid DT and so the
> > checking tools will fail?
>
> No, because the example is compiled with silencing missing phandles.

Ah, thanks.

This is a rather odd device, there is no other like it in mainline, so
i think having that PHY is useful, even if you think it is obvious
what is going on here.

Andrew