linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: dsa: microchip: Add SGMII port support to KSZ9477 switch

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Message-ID: <784a33e2-c877-4d0e-b3a5-7fe1a04c9217@lunn.ch>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 16:13:24 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com
Cc: Woojung Huh <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>,
	Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>, UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: dsa: microchip: Add SGMII port support
 to KSZ9477 switch

On Fri, Nov 08, 2024 at 05:56:33PM -0800, Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com wrote:
> From: Tristram Ha <tristram.ha@...rochip.com>
> 
> The SGMII module of KSZ9477 switch can be setup in 3 ways: 0 for direct
> connect, 1 for 1000BaseT/1000BaseX SFP, and 2 for 10/100/1000BaseT SFP.

This naming is rather odd. First off, i would drop 'SFP'. It does not
have to be an SFP on the other end, it could be another switch for
example. 1 is PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX and 2 is
PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII.

> SFP is typically used so the default is 1.  The driver can detect
> 10/100/1000BaseT SFP and change the mode to 2.

phylink will tell you want mode to use. I would ignore what the
hardware detects, so this driver is just the same as every other
driver, making it easier to maintain.

	Andrew