linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 1/1] net: ethernet: Add TSE PCS support to dwmac-socfpga

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Message-ID: <3759495.N5GR8CgQvA@wuerfel>
Date:	Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:34:49 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	thloh@...era.com
Cc:	robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com, peppe.cavallaro@...com,
	alexandre.torgue@...com, davem@...emloft.net,
	preid@...ctromag.com.au, dinguyen@...nsource.altera.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, thloh85@...il.com, cnphoon@...era.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 1/1] net: ethernet: Add TSE PCS support to dwmac-socfpga

On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 1:46:11 AM CEST thloh@...era.com wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socfpga-dwmac.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socfpga-dwmac.txt
> index 72d82d6..dd10f2f 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socfpga-dwmac.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/socfpga-dwmac.txt
> @@ -17,9 +17,26 @@ Required properties:
>  Optional properties:
>  altr,emac-splitter: Should be the phandle to the emac splitter soft IP node if
>  		DWMAC controller is connected emac splitter.
> +phy-mode: The phy mode the ethernet operates in
> +altr,sgmii_to_sgmii_converter: phandle to the TSE SGMII converter
> +

Please use '-' instead of '_' in the property names.

Can you explain in the patch description why you can't reference
the converter using the normal "phy-handle" property and implement
the converter as a phy driver?

	Arnd