linux-kernel - Re: [net-next: PATCH v3 1/6] Documentation: ACPI: DSD: describe additional MAC configuration

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Date:   Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:18:02 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Marcin Wojtas <mw@...ihalf.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        jaz@...ihalf.com, gjb@...ihalf.com, upstream@...ihalf.com,
        Samer.El-Haj-Mahmoud@....com, jon@...id-run.com, tn@...ihalf.com,
        rjw@...ysocki.net, lenb@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next: PATCH v3 1/6] Documentation: ACPI: DSD: describe
 additional MAC configuration

> +MAC node example with a "fixed-link" subnode.
> +---------------------------------------------
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +	Scope(\_SB.PP21.ETH1)
> +	{
> +	  Name (_DSD, Package () {
> +	    ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"),
> +		 Package () {
> +		     Package () {"phy-mode", "sgmii"},
> +		 },
> +	    ToUUID("dbb8e3e6-5886-4ba6-8795-1319f52a966b"),
> +		 Package () {
> +		     Package () {"fixed-link", "LNK0"}
> +		 }
> +	  })

At least in the DT world, it is pretty unusual to see both fixed-link
and phy-mode. You might have one of the four RGMII modes, in order to
set the delays when connecting to a switch. But sgmii and fixed link
seems very unlikely, how is sgmii autoneg going to work?

> +	  Name (LNK0, Package(){ // Data-only subnode of port
> +	    ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"),
> +		 Package () {
> +		     Package () {"speed", 1000},
> +		     Package () {"full-duplex", 1}
> +		 }
> +	  })
> +	}
> +

  Andrew