Re: [PATCH net-next v6 11/17] dt-bindings: net: pse-pd: Add another way of describing several PSE PIs
From: Kory Maincent
Date: Thu Mar 28 2024 - 10:21:59 EST
On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:32:09 +0100
Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 10:39:28AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:04:48 +0100, Kory Maincent wrote:
> > > From: Kory Maincent (Dent Project) <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > PSE PI setup may encompass multiple PSE controllers or auxiliary circuits
> > > that collectively manage power delivery to one Ethernet port.
> > > Such configurations might support a range of PoE standards and require
> > > the capability to dynamically configure power delivery based on the
> > > operational mode (e.g., PoE2 versus PoE4) or specific requirements of
> > > connected devices. In these instances, a dedicated PSE PI node becomes
> > > essential for accurately documenting the system architecture. This node
> > > would serve to detail the interactions between different PSE controllers,
> > > the support for various PoE modes, and any additional logic required to
> > > coordinate power delivery across the network infrastructure.
> > >
> > > The old usage of "#pse-cells" is unsuficient as it carries only the PSE PI
> > > index information.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > My bot found errors running 'make DT_CHECKER_FLAGS=-m dt_binding_check'
> > on your patch (DT_CHECKER_FLAGS is new in v5.13):
> >
> > yamllint warnings/errors:
> >
> > dtschema/dtc warnings/errors:
> >
> >
> > doc reference errors (make refcheckdocs):
> > Warning: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/pse-pd/pse-controller.yaml
> > references a file that doesn't exist:
> > Documentation/networking/pse-pd/pse-pi.rst
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/pse-pd/pse-controller.yaml:
> > Documentation/networking/pse-pd/pse-pi.rst
>
> Is this a false positive?
I suppose so as the file is added in the patch 10.
Regards,
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Köry Maincent, Bootlin
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