Re: [PATCH 10/14] arm64: renesas: r9a08g045: Add Ethernet nodes

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Mon Dec 04 2023 - 04:00:22 EST


Hi Claudiu,

On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 9:38 AM claudiu beznea <claudiu.beznea@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 04.12.2023 10:02, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 8:41 AM claudiu beznea <claudiu.beznea@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On 01.12.2023 19:35, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 8:01 AM Claudiu <claudiu.beznea@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> From: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>
> >>>> Add Ethernet nodes available on RZ/G3S (R9A08G045).
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for your patch!
> >>>
> >>>> --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a08g045.dtsi
> >>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a08g045.dtsi
> >>>> @@ -149,6 +149,38 @@ sdhi2: mmc@11c20000 {
> >>>> status = "disabled";
> >>>> };
> >>>>
> >>>> + eth0: ethernet@11c30000 {
> >>>> + compatible = "renesas,r9a08g045-gbeth", "renesas,rzg2l-gbeth";
> >>>> + reg = <0 0x11c30000 0 0x10000>;
> >>>> + interrupts = <GIC_SPI 68 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
> >>>> + <GIC_SPI 69 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
> >>>> + <GIC_SPI 70 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
> >>>> + interrupt-names = "mux", "fil", "arp_ns";
> >>>> + clocks = <&cpg CPG_MOD R9A08G045_ETH0_CLK_AXI>,
> >>>> + <&cpg CPG_MOD R9A08G045_ETH0_CLK_CHI>,
> >>>> + <&cpg CPG_MOD R9A08G045_ETH0_REFCLK>;
> >>>> + clock-names = "axi", "chi", "refclk";
> >>>> + resets = <&cpg R9A08G045_ETH0_RST_HW_N>;
> >>>> + power-domains = <&cpg>;
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps add a default phy mode, like on other SoCs?
> >>>
> >>> phy-mode = "rgmii"';
> >>
> >> I skipped this (even it was available on the other SoCs) as I consider the
> >> phy-mode is board specific.
> >
> > IC. Still, it's good to have some consistency across boards.
> >
> >>> Also missing:
> >>>
> >>> #address-cells = <1>;
> >>> #size-cells = <0>;
> >>
> >> Same for these.
> >
> > These are required, and always have the same values, so it makes more
> > sense to have them in the SoC .dtsi file, once.
>
> I remember I had a compilation warning with an Ethernet controller
> configured with fixed-link having #address-cells, #size-cells. With
> fixed-link these were not needed.

I think EtherAVB always use MDIO for management, so fixed-link is
not applicable.

> Anyway... I'll keep all in dtsi if you prefer it this way.

Yes please, thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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