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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdU4YTdy7zCiTyYbTY_t84q_xjjf0+XpDcyuGqB-zv6r5g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:16:26 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>
Cc: Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Biju Das <biju.das.jz@...renesas.com>,
Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro.jz@...esas.com>,
Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] arm64: dts: renesas: rzt2h-n2h-evk: Enable
Ethernet support
Hi Prabhakar,
On Tue, 28 Oct 2025 at 18:55, Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com> wrote:
> From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>
>
> Enable Ethernet support on the RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H EVKs.
>
> Configure the MIIC converter in mode 0x6:
> Port 0 <-> ETHSW Port 0
> Port 1 <-> ETHSW Port 1
> Port 2 <-> GMAC2
> Port 3 <-> GMAC1
>
> Enable the ETHSS, GMAC1 and GMAC2 nodes. ETHSW support will be added
> once the switch driver is available.
>
> Configure the MIIC converters to map ports according to the selected
> switching mode, with converters 0 and 1 mapped to switch ports and
> converters 2 and 3 mapped to GMAC ports.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>
Thanks for your patch!
I found the mapping between GMACx, ETHy, PHYz, and board connector
rather hard to follow. Some suggestions for improvement are included
below...
> --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g077m44-rzt2h-evk.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g077m44-rzt2h-evk.dts
> @@ -149,7 +149,77 @@ &i2c1 {
> status = "okay";
> };
>
> +&phy2 {
> + /*
> + * PHY2 Reset Configuration:
> + *
> + * SW6[1] = OFF; SW6[2] = ON; SW6[3] = OFF;
> + * P17_5 is used as GMAC_RESETOUT2#
> + */
> + reset-gpios = <&pinctrl RZT2H_GPIO(17, 5) GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +};
> +
> +&phy3 {
> + reset-gpios = <&pinctrl RZT2H_GPIO(32, 3) GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +};
> +
> &pinctrl {
> + /*
> + * ETH2 Pin Configuration:
> + *
> + * SW2[6] = OFF: MDC and MDIO of Ethernet port 2 are connected to GMAC2
> + * SW2[7] = ON: Pins P29_1-P29_7, P30_0-P30_4, and P31_2-P31_5 are used for Ethernet port 2
Please split this long line.
> + */
> + eth2_pins: eth2-pins {
Perhaps s/eth2/gmac2/, to make the mapping easier to follow?
> + pinmux = <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 1, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXCLK */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXD[0] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXD[1] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXD[2] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 5, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXD[3] */
The documentation doesn't use square brackets in the signal names.
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 6, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXEN */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 7, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXCLK */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 0, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXD[0] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 1, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXD[1] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXD[2] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXD[3] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXDV */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXER */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXER */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_CRS */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 5, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_COL */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 5, 0x10)>, /* ETH2_MDC */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 6, 0x10)>, /* ETH2_MDIO */
The documentation calls these GMAC2_{MDC,MDIO}.
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 0, 0x02)>; /* ETH2_REFCLK */
Please settle on a common convention for formatting pinmux settings:
either use 0x2 here (no leading zero), or 0x0f in the other entries.
> + };
> +
> + /*
> + * ETH3 Pin Configuration:
> + *
> + * SW2[8] = ON, P27_2, P33_2-P33_7, P34_0-P34_5, P34_7 and P35_0-P35_5
P27_2 and P35_3-P35_5 don't seem to be muxed by SW2[8]?
> + * are used for Ethernet port 3
> + */
> + eth3_pins: eth3-pins {
> + pinmux = <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXCLK */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXD[0] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXD[1] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 5, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXD[2] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 6, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXD[3] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 7, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXEN */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 0, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXCLK */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 1, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXD[0] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXD[1] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXD[2] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXD[3] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 5, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXDV */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 7, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXER */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(35, 0, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXER */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(35, 1, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_CRS */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(35, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_COL */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(26, 1, 0x10)>, /* ETH3_MDC */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(26, 2, 0x10)>, /* ETH3_MDIO */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 6, 0x02)>; /* ETH3_REFCLK */
> + };
> +
> /*
> * I2C0 Pin Configuration:
> * ------------------------
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g087m44-rzn2h-evk.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g087m44-rzn2h-evk.dts
> index d698b6368ee7..7ebc89bafaf1 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g087m44-rzn2h-evk.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g087m44-rzn2h-evk.dts
> @@ -186,7 +186,86 @@ &i2c1 {
> status = "okay";
> };
>
> +&phy2 {
> + /*
> + * PHY2 Reset Configuration:
> + *
> + * DSW8[1] = ON; DSW8[2] = OFF
> + * DSW12[7] = OFF; DSW12[8] = ON
> + * P03_1 is used as GMAC_RESETOUT2#
> + */
> + reset-gpios = <&pinctrl RZT2H_GPIO(3, 1) GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +};
> +
> +&phy3 {
> + /*
> + * PHY3 Reset Configuration:
> + *
> + * DSW12[5] = OFF; DSW12[6] = ON
> + * P03_2 is used as GMAC_RESETOUT3#
> + */
> + reset-gpios = <&pinctrl RZT2H_GPIO(3, 2) GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +};
> +
> &pinctrl {
> + /*
> + * ETH2 Pin Configuration:
> + *
> + * DSW5[6] = OFF, P21_4-P21_5 are used for Ethernet port 2
MDC and MDIO of Ethernet port 2 are connected to GMAC2
> + * DSW5[7] = ON, P29_1-P29_7, P30_0-P30_4, P30_7, P31_2, P31_4
> + * and P31_5 are used for Ethernet port 2
> + */
> + eth2_pins: eth2-pins {
Perhaps s/eth2/gmac2/, to make the mapping easier to follow?
> + pinmux = <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 1, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXCLK */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXD[0] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXD[1] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXD[2] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 5, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXD[3] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 6, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXEN */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(29, 7, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXCLK */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 0, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXD[0] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 1, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXD[1] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXD[2] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXD[3] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXDV */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_TXER */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_RXER */
31, 1, 0xf
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_CRS */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 5, 0xf)>, /* ETH2_COL */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 5, 0x10)>, /* ETH2_MDC */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(30, 6, 0x10)>, /* ETH2_MDIO */
The documentation calls these GMAC2_{MDC,MDIO}.
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(31, 0, 0x02)>; /* ETH2_REFCLK */
> +
> + };
> +
> + /*
> + * ETH3 Pin Configuration:
> + *
> + * DSW5[8] = ON, P00_0-P00_2, P33_2-P33_7, P34_0-P34_6, are used for Ethernet port 3
> + * DSW12[1] = OFF;DSW12[2] = ON, P00_3 is used for Ethernet port 3
> + */
> + eth3_pins: eth3-pins {
Perhaps s/eth3/gmac1/, to make the mapping easier to follow?
> + pinmux = <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXCLK */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXD[0] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXD[1] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 5, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXD[2] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 6, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXD[3] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(33, 7, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXEN */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 0, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXCLK */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 1, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXD[0] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXD[1] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXD[2] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 4, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXD[3] */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 5, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXDV */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(0, 0, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_TXER */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(0, 1, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_RXER */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(0, 2, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_CRS */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(0, 3, 0xf)>, /* ETH3_COL */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(26, 1, 0x10)>, /* ETH3_MDC */
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(26, 2, 0x10)>, /* ETH3_MDIO */
The documentation calls these GMAC1_{MDC,MDIO}.
> + <RZT2H_PORT_PINMUX(34, 6, 0x02)>; /* ETH3_REFCLK */
> + };
> +
> /*
> * I2C0 Pin Configuration:
> * ------------------------
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzt2h-n2h-evk-common.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzt2h-n2h-evk-common.dtsi
> index 924a38c6cb0f..c608d97586ff 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzt2h-n2h-evk-common.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/rzt2h-n2h-evk-common.dtsi
> @@ -7,10 +7,14 @@
>
> #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
> #include <dt-bindings/leds/common.h>
> +#include <dt-bindings/net/mscc-phy-vsc8531.h>
> +#include <dt-bindings/net/renesas,r9a09g077-pcs-miic.h>
> #include <dt-bindings/pinctrl/renesas,r9a09g077-pinctrl.h>
>
> / {
> aliases {
> + ethernet0 = &gmac1;
Is this the port labeled "Ethernet(ETH3) Connector" in the Board's
User Manual? Shouldn't that be "ethernet3"?
> + ethernet1 = &gmac2;
Is this the port labeled "Ethernet(ETH2) Connector" in the Board's
User Manual? Shouldn't that be "ethernet2"?
> i2c0 = &i2c0;
> i2c1 = &i2c1;
> mmc0 = &sdhi0;
> @@ -70,10 +74,34 @@ &ehci {
> status = "okay";
> };
>
> +ðss {
> + status = "okay";
> +
> + renesas,miic-switch-portin = <ETHSS_GMAC0_PORT>;
> +};
> +
> &extal_clk {
> clock-frequency = <25000000>;
> };
>
> +&gmac1 {
> + pinctrl-0 = <ð3_pins>;
> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + phy-handle = <&phy3>;
> + phy-mode = "rgmii-id";
> + pcs-handle = <&mii_conv3>;
> + status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&gmac2 {
> + pinctrl-0 = <ð2_pins>;
> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + phy-handle = <&phy2>;
> + phy-mode = "rgmii-id";
> + pcs-handle = <&mii_conv2>;
> + status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> &hsusb {
> dr_mode = "otg";
> status = "okay";
> @@ -87,6 +115,48 @@ eeprom: eeprom@50 {
> };
> };
>
> +&mdio1 {
> + phy3: ethernet-phy@3 {
Ah, the "3" corresponds to the PHY address in this mdio node...
Perhaps "mdio1_phy", to make it easier to match mdio and phy nodes?
> + compatible = "ethernet-phy-id0007.0772", "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c22";
> + reg = <3>;
> + vsc8531,led-0-mode = <VSC8531_LINK_ACTIVITY>;
VSC8531_ACTIVITY?
> + vsc8531,led-1-mode = <VSC8531_LINK_ACTIVITY>;
> + reset-assert-us = <2000>;
> + reset-deassert-us = <15000>;
> + };
> +};
> +
> +&mdio2 {
> + phy2: ethernet-phy@2 {
mdio2_phy?
> + compatible = "ethernet-phy-id0007.0772", "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c22";
> + reg = <2>;
> + vsc8531,led-0-mode = <VSC8531_LINK_ACTIVITY>;
VSC8531_ACTIVITY?
> + vsc8531,led-1-mode = <VSC8531_LINK_ACTIVITY>;
> + reset-assert-us = <2000>;
> + reset-deassert-us = <15000>;
> + };
> +};
> +
> +&mii_conv0 {
> + renesas,miic-input = <ETHSS_ETHSW_PORT0>;
> + status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&mii_conv1 {
> + renesas,miic-input = <ETHSS_ETHSW_PORT1>;
> + status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&mii_conv2 {
> + renesas,miic-input = <ETHSS_GMAC2_PORT>;
> + status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&mii_conv3 {
> + renesas,miic-input = <ETHSS_GMAC1_PORT>;
> + status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> &ohci {
> dr_mode = "otg";
> status = "okay";
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@...ux-m68k.org
In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
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