Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] dt-bindings: net: microchip,ksz: document microchip,rmii-clk-internal

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Tue Oct 10 2023 - 09:57:47 EST


On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 03:41:39PM +0200, Ante Knezic wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:25:44 +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> >> + microchip,rmii-clk-internal:
> >> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/flag
> >> + description:
> >> + Set if the RMII reference clock should be provided internally. Applies only
> >> + to KSZ88X3 devices.
> >
> >It would be good to define what happens when
> >microchip,rmii-clk-internal is not present. Looking at the code, you
> >leave it unchanged. Is that what we want, or do we want to force it to
> >external?
> >
> > Andrew
>
> Default register setting is to use external RMII clock (which is btw only
> available option for other KSZ devices - as far as I am aware) so I guess
> theres no need to force it to external clock?

We just need to watch out for a bootloader setting it. Or is it really
guaranteed to be false, because the DSA driver always does a device reset,
removing all existing configuration?

I prefer it is unambiguously documented what not having the property
means.

Andrew