Re: [PATCH net-next v6 5/5] net: phy: add driver for built-in 2.5G ethernet PHY on MT7988

[Daniel Golle]

On Mon, Jun 03, 2024 at 02:25:01PM +0100, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 03, 2024 at 08:18:34PM +0800, Sky Huang wrote:
> > Add support for internal 2.5Gphy on MT7988. This driver will load
> > necessary firmware, add appropriate time delay and figure out LED.
> > Also, certain control registers will be set to fix link-up issues.
> 
> Based on our previous discussion, it may be worth checking in the
> .config_init() method whether phydev->interface is one of the
> PHY interface modes that this PHY supports. As I understand from one
> of your previous emails, the possibilities are XGMII, USXGMII or
> INTERNAL. Thus:
> 
> > +static int mt798x_2p5ge_phy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
> > +{
> > +	struct pinctrl *pinctrl;
> > +	int ret;
> 
> 	/* Check that the PHY interface type is compatible */
> 	if (phydev->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL &&
> 	    phydev->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII &&
> 	    phydev->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII)
> 		return -ENODEV;

The PHY is built-into the SoC, and as such the connection type should
always be "internal". The PHY does not exist as dedicated IC, only
as built-in part of the MT7988 SoC.