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Date:	Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:20:06 +0200
From:	Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>
To:	Alexandre Pereira da Silva <aletes.xgr@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Hector Palacios <hector.palacios@...i.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: KSZ8051 breakage

Dear Alexandre Pereira da Silva,

> Hi,
> 
> The commit
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/driv
> ers/net/phy/micrel.c?id=b818d1a7f72575eef17e00dc4085512c9cc8897dbreaks
> KSZ8051MNL phy
> 
> Micrel gone wrong here. The PHY ID of KSZ8051 is the same as KSZ8031, even
> the revision code matches.
> 
> In my custom board, I cannot run these instructions or else my cpu will
> lock up:
> const u16 val = KSZPHY_OMSO_B_CAST_OFF | KSZPHY_OMSO_RMII_OVERRIDE;
> phy_write(phydev, MII_KSZPHY_OMSO, val);
> 
> This is a board property and not a phy one. Ideally, the phy should be
> correctly strapped at the hardware level for the board in question, so no
> changes in this registers should be needed.
> 
> I think we could add a OF property to set these options, what do you think?
> If that, I would also propose to convert the 50MHZ flag to OF as well.
> 
> Other option is to handle this the same way as the 50MHZ flag, that is
> being set by board code.

I wouldn't mind, but we should use something generic the other PHYs can use as 
well.

Best regards,
Marek Vasut
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