[RFC PATCH net-next v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: pse-pd: Add bindings for LTC4266 PSE Controller

From: Kyle Swenson

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 10:28:52 EST


Add the LTC4266 Power Sourcing Equipment controller device tree bindings
documentation.

Signed-off-by: Kyle Swenson <kyle.swenson@xxxxxxxx>
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.../bindings/net/pse-pd/lltc,ltc4266.yaml | 180 ++++++++++++++++++
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create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/pse-pd/lltc,ltc4266.yaml

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/pse-pd/lltc,ltc4266.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/pse-pd/lltc,ltc4266.yaml
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/pse-pd/lltc,ltc4266.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Linear Technology LTC4266 Power Sourcing Equipment controller
+
+maintainers:
+ - Kyle Swenson <kyle.swenson@xxxxxxxx>
+
+allOf:
+ - $ref: pse-controller.yaml#
+
+properties:
+ compatible:
+ enum:
+ - lltc,ltc4266
+
+ reg:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ interrupts:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ reset-gpios:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ channels:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: false
+ description:
+ Defines the 4 physical delivery channels on the controller that can be
+ referenced by PSE PIs through their "pairsets" property. The actual port
+ matrix mapping is created when PSE PIs reference these channels in their
+ pairsets.
+
+ properties:
+ '#address-cells':
+ const: 1
+
+ '#size-cells':
+ const: 0
+
+ patternProperties:
+ '^channel@[0-3]$':
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: false
+
+ properties:
+ reg:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ sense-resistor-micro-ohms:
+ description: Sense resistor connected to the channel's MOSFET, used
+ for current measurement for overcurrent detection.
+ enum: [250000, 500000]
+
+ required:
+ - reg
+ - sense-resistor-micro-ohms
+
+ required:
+ - '#address-cells'
+ - '#size-cells'
+
+ pse-pis:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: false
+
+ properties:
+ '#address-cells':
+ const: 1
+
+ '#size-cells':
+ const: 0
+
+ patternProperties:
+ '^pse-pi@[0-3]$':
+ type: object
+ properties:
+ pairsets:
+ description: The LTC4266 delivers power to a PI over a single
+ pairset, driven by one of the controller's four channels. There
+ is no 4-pair mode spreading a PI over two channels, so exactly
+ one channel phandle is expected.
+ maxItems: 1
+ pairset-names:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+required:
+ - compatible
+ - reg
+ - interrupts
+ - channels
+ - pse-pis
+
+unevaluatedProperties: false
+
+examples:
+ - |
+ #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/irq.h>
+
+ i2c {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ ethernet-pse@2f {
+ compatible = "lltc,ltc4266";
+ reg = <0x2f>;
+ interrupts = <8 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
+ interrupt-parent = <&gpio>;
+
+ channels {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ phys0: channel@0 {
+ reg = <0>;
+ sense-resistor-micro-ohms = <500000>;
+ };
+
+ phys1: channel@1 {
+ reg = <1>;
+ sense-resistor-micro-ohms = <500000>;
+ };
+
+ phys2: channel@2 {
+ reg = <2>;
+ sense-resistor-micro-ohms = <500000>;
+ };
+
+ phys3: channel@3 {
+ reg = <3>;
+ sense-resistor-micro-ohms = <500000>;
+ };
+ };
+
+ pse-pis {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ pse_pi0: pse-pi@0 {
+ reg = <0>;
+ #pse-cells = <0>;
+ pairset-names = "alternative-a";
+ pairsets = <&phys0>;
+ polarity-supported = "MDI";
+ vpwr-supply = <&vreg_pse>;
+ };
+
+ pse_pi1: pse-pi@1 {
+ reg = <1>;
+ #pse-cells = <0>;
+ pairset-names = "alternative-a";
+ pairsets = <&phys1>;
+ polarity-supported = "MDI";
+ vpwr-supply = <&vreg_pse>;
+ };
+
+ pse_pi2: pse-pi@2 {
+ reg = <2>;
+ #pse-cells = <0>;
+ pairset-names = "alternative-a";
+ pairsets = <&phys2>;
+ polarity-supported = "MDI";
+ vpwr-supply = <&vreg_pse>;
+ };
+
+ pse_pi3: pse-pi@3 {
+ reg = <3>;
+ #pse-cells = <0>;
+ pairset-names = "alternative-a";
+ pairsets = <&phys3>;
+ polarity-supported = "MDI";
+ vpwr-supply = <&vreg_pse>;
+ };
+ };
+ };
+ };
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