netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 5/6] arm64: dts: marvell: mcbin: enable the fourth network interface

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Date:   Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:05:19 +0100
From:   Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com>,
        davem@...emloft.net, kishon@...com, jason@...edaemon.net,
        sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com,
        gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com, mw@...ihalf.com,
        stefanc@...vell.com, ymarkman@...vell.com,
        thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com,
        miquel.raynal@...e-electrons.com, nadavh@...vell.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 5/6] arm64: dts: marvell: mcbin: enable the
 fourth network interface

Hi Andrew,

On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 08:46:23AM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 10:24:01PM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 11:14:45PM +0100, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> > >  
> > > +&cps_eth2 {
> > > +	/* CPS Lane 5 */
> > > +	status = "okay";
> > > +	phy-mode = "2500base-x";
> > > +	/* Generic PHY, providing serdes lanes */
> > > +	phys = <&cps_comphy5 2>;
> > > +};
> > > +
> > 
> > This is wrong.  This lane is connected to a SFP cage which can support
> > more than just 2500base-X.  Tying it in this way to 2500base-X means
> > that this port does not support conenctions at 1000base-X, despite
> > that's one of the most popular and more standardised speeds.
> > 
> 
> I agree with Russell here. SFP modules are hot pluggable, and support
> a range of interface modes. You need to query what the SFP module is
> in order to know how to configure the SERDES interface. The phylink
> infrastructure does that for you.

Sure, I understand. We'll be able to support such interfaces only when
the phylink PPv2 support lands in.

Thanks!
Antoine

-- 
Antoine Ténart, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
http://free-electrons.com