Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: net: Add MTIP L2 switch description

From: Lukasz Majewski
Date: Mon Mar 31 2025 - 03:19:54 EST


Hi Krzysztof,

> On 30/03/2025 23:04, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> > Hi Krzysztof,
> >
> >> On 29/03/2025 23:10, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> >>>>> +
> >>>>
> >>>> If this is ethernet switch, why it does not reference
> >>>> ethernet-switch schema? or dsa.yaml or dsa/ethernet-ports? I am
> >>>> not sure which one should go here, but surprising to see none.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> It uses:
> >>> $ref:·ethernet-controller.yaml#
> >>>
> >>> for "ports".
> >>>
> >>> Other crucial node is "mdio", which references $ref: mdio.yaml#
> >>>
> >>
> >> These are children, I am speaking about this device node.
> >
> > It looks like there is no such reference.
> >
> > I've checked the aforementioned ti,cpsw-switch.yaml,
> > microchip,lan966x-switch.yaml and
> > renesas,r8a779f0-ether-switch.yaml.
> >
> > Those only have $ref: for ethernet-port children node.
> >
> > The "outer" one doesn't have it.
> >
> >
> > Or am I missing something?
>
> There is ethernet-switch.yaml for non-DSA switches and there is DSA
> (using ethernet switch, btw). I don't know why these devices do not
> use it, I guess no one converted them after we split ethernet-switch
> out of DSA.

In net next there is:
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.yaml
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/mscc,vsc7514-switch.yaml

which uses
$ref: ethernet-switch.yaml#

I will add it in a similar way as it is in dsa.yaml.

>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof




Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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