linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: allwinner: a64: pine64-plus: Add PHY regulator delay

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Message-ID: <20190827133443.fdxl5wjmgkerc3uh@flea>
Date:   Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:34:43 +0200
From:   Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>
To:     Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...l.net>
Cc:     wens@...e.org, robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com,
        Ondrej Jirman <megous@...ous.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: allwinner: a64: pine64-plus: Add PHY
 regulator delay

On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 03:03:36PM +0200, Jernej Skrabec wrote:
> Depending on kernel and bootloader configuration, it's possible that
> Realtek ethernet PHY isn't powered on properly. It needs some time
> before it can be used.
>
> Fix that by adding 100ms ramp delay to regulator responsible for
> powering PHY.
>
> Fixes: 94dcfdc77fc5 ("arm64: allwinner: pine64-plus: Enable dwmac-sun8i")
> Suggested-by: Ondrej Jirman <megous@...ous.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...l.net>

How was that delay found?

It should at least have a comment explaining why it's there.

Thanks!
Maxime

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Maxime Ripard, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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