linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/6] ARM: dts: aspeed: Add Facebook Cloudripper (AST2600) BMC

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Message-ID: <CACPK8XeoV8DqDNYFgK97r-Q0DebNjrmgUTydKSYmGt+3x=-vOQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:13:23 +0000
From:   Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
To:     Tao Ren <rentao.bupt@...il.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>,
        devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-aspeed <linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        OpenBMC Maillist <openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        Tao Ren <taoren@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/6] ARM: dts: aspeed: Add Facebook Cloudripper
 (AST2600) BMC

On Fri, 13 Aug 2021 at 03:40, Tao Ren <rentao.bupt@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 01:29:17AM +0000, Joel Stanley wrote:
> > On Thu, 5 Aug 2021 at 22:28, <rentao.bupt@...il.com> wrote:
> > > +&mdio1 {
> > > +       status = "okay";
> >
> > You're enabling this but it looks like it's unused?
>
> Thanks Joel for the careful review. The MDIO controller is not paired
> with BMC MAC; instead, it's connected to the MDC/MDIO interface of the
> on-board switch (whose ports are connected to BMC, Host and front panel
> management port).

I see!

>
> In other word, the MDIO controller is used, but we do need some user
> space scripts to control the controller. What's your suggestion? For
> example, should I add some comments to explain the purpose?

Yes, that would make sense.

I've applied your patch, so if you want to add comments please send a
diff against this tree:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/joel/bmc.git/log/?h=dt-for-v5.15