Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] dt-bindings: net: altr,socfpga-stmmac: Add altr,socfpga-stmmac-agilex5-tsn compatible
From: Nazle Asmade, Muhammad Nazim Amirul
Date: Sun Jul 26 2026 - 22:09:13 EST
On 16/7/2026 3:58 pm, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 07:19:31PM -0700, muhammad.nazim.amirul.nazle.asmade@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> From: Nazim Amirul <muhammad.nazim.amirul.nazle.asmade@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> The Agilex5 SoCDK TSN Config2 board uses a GMII-to-RGMII converter
>> implemented as FPGA soft IP between gmac1 and its PHY. This converter
>> provides the RGMII TX/RX clock delays. Document a new compatible string
>> for this MAC variant so the driver can detect it and configure the
>> interface accordingly.
>
> Last sentence is completely redundant. You are not supposed to reference
> drivers here. I even EXPLICITLY marked this with BOLD font (as a common
> mistake) in DTS101 speech.
>
> Explain why devices are or are not compatible. You claim they are
> compatible, but driver still treats them partially incompatible.
Hi Krzysztof,
Thank you for the review.
Understood, we will remove that and rewrite the commit message to
describe the hardware difference only.
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>