Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] dt-bindings: net: add Realtek RTL8125 PCIe Ethernet

[Heiner Kallweit]

On 17.06.2026 14:58, Ricardo Pardini via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Ricardo Pardini <ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add a binding for fixed/soldered Realtek RTL8125 PCIe Ethernet
> controller.
> 
> The "pciVVVV,DDDD" compatibles are the Open Firmware PCI Bus Binding
> spelling, auto-derived from PCI-SIG vendor/device IDs, but they still
> need a binding when used in a board DT - analogous to "usbVVVV,PPPP"
> compatibles documented in their own bindings (e.g. microchip,lan95xx)
> so board DTs attaching properties (fixed MAC, nvmem cell, ...) to
> these PCI function nodes can be validated.
> 
> Suggested-by: Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Pardini <ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/net/realtek,rtl8125.yaml   | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  MAINTAINERS                                        |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/realtek,rtl8125.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/realtek,rtl8125.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..eee13fbc1e6a6
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/realtek,rtl8125.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/realtek,rtl8125.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Realtek RTL8125 2.5 Gigabit PCIe Ethernet Controller
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description:
> +  The Realtek RTL8125 is a 2.5GBASE-T Ethernet controller with a PCIe host
> +  interface.
> +
> +allOf:
> +  - $ref: ethernet-controller.yaml#
> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    const: pci10ec,8125

IIRC we came to the conclusion that the compatible string isn't used in the
relevant code path. Then why add it here? Is there an alignment on this?
If it should be added here, then an explaining comment would be helpful.

> +
> +  reg:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +  - reg
> +
> +unevaluatedProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    pcie {
> +        #address-cells = <3>;
> +        #size-cells = <2>;
> +
> +        ethernet@0,0 {
> +            compatible = "pci10ec,8125";
> +            reg = <0x10000 0 0 0 0>;
> +            local-mac-address = [00 00 00 00 00 00];
> +        };
> +    };
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index c8d4b913f26c1..e5fbd82946aec 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ M:	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>
>  M:	nic_swsd@xxxxxxxxxxx
>  L:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Maintained
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/realtek,rtl8125.yaml
>  F:	drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169*
>  
>  8250/16?50 (AND CLONE UARTS) SERIAL DRIVER
>