Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 1/2] dt-bindings: net: tja11xx: add "nxp,rmii-refclk-out" property

From: Rob Herring
Date: Wed Oct 09 2024 - 11:24:01 EST


On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 03:07:07PM +0800, Wei Fang wrote:
> Per the RMII specification, the REF_CLK is sourced from MAC to PHY
> or from an external source. But for TJA11xx PHYs, they support to
> output a 50MHz RMII reference clock on REF_CLK pin. Previously the
> "nxp,rmii-refclk-in" was added to indicate that in RMII mode, if
> this property is present, REF_CLK is input to the PHY, otherwise
> it is output. This seems inappropriate now. Because according to
> the RMII specification, the REF_CLK is originally input, so there
> is no need to add an additional "nxp,rmii-refclk-in" property to
> declare that REF_CLK is input.
>
> Unfortunately, because the "nxp,rmii-refclk-in" property has been
> added for a while, and we cannot confirm which DTS use the TJA1100
> and TJA1101 PHYs, changing it to switch polarity will cause an ABI
> break. But fortunately, this property is only valid for TJA1100 and
> TJA1101. For TJA1103/TJA1104/TJA1120/TJA1121 PHYs, this property is
> invalid because they use the nxp-c45-tja11xx driver, which is a
> different driver from TJA1100/TJA1101. Therefore, for PHYs using
> nxp-c45-tja11xx driver, add "nxp,rmii-refclk-out" property to
> support outputting RMII reference clock on REF_CLK pin.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wei Fang <wei.fang@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> V2 changes:
> 1. Change the property name from "nxp,reverse-mode" to
> "nxp,phy-output-refclk".
> 2. Simplify the description of the property.
> 3. Modify the subject and commit message.
> V3 changes:
> 1. Keep the "nxp,rmii-refclk-in" property for TJA1100 and TJA1101.
> 2. Rephrase the commit message and subject.
> V3 changes:
> 1. Change the property name from "nxp,phy-output-refclk" to
> "nxp,rmii-refclk-out", which means the opposite of "nxp,rmii-refclk-in".
> 2. Refactor the patch after fixing the original issue with this YAML.
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,tja11xx.yaml | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,tja11xx.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,tja11xx.yaml
> index a754a61adc2d..1e688c7a497d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,tja11xx.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,tja11xx.yaml
> @@ -62,6 +62,24 @@ allOf:
> reference clock output when RMII mode enabled.
> Only supported on TJA1100 and TJA1101.
>
> + - if:
> + properties:
> + compatible:
> + contains:
> + enum:
> + - ethernet-phy-id001b.b010
> + - ethernet-phy-id001b.b013
> + - ethernet-phy-id001b.b030
> + - ethernet-phy-id001b.b031
> +
> + then:
> + properties:
> + nxp,rmii-refclk-out:
> + type: boolean
> + description: |

Don't need '|' if no formatting.

> + Enable 50MHz RMII reference clock output on REF_CLK pin. This
> + property is only applicable to nxp-c45-tja11xx driver.

Reword this to not be about some driver.

> +
> patternProperties:
> "^ethernet-phy@[0-9a-f]+$":
> type: object
> --
> 2.34.1
>