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

From: Ante Knezic
Date: Wed Oct 11 2023 - 09:32:54 EST


On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:57:34 +0200 Anrew Lunn wrote:
>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

The bootloader case might be a issue if the reset-gpio property is not defined
for the switch. In this case we should probably enforce the value either way.
I will do the changes and repost.

Thanks for feedback,
Ante