netdev - Re: [PATCH] Add support for running the Marvell m88e1111 PHY in RGMII mode

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Date:	Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:43:15 +0200
From:	Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...tstofly.org>
To:	Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...escale.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jgarzik@...ox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add support for running the Marvell m88e1111 PHY in RGMII mode

On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 04:36:49PM -0500, Kim Phillips wrote:

> > On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 04:57:23PM -0500, Kim Phillips wrote:
> > 
> > > also adds RX & TX delay bits to help boards with clock skew
> > > problems.
> > 
> <snip>
> > 
> > > [...]
> > > +
> > > +		temp |= (MII_M1111_RX_DELAY | MII_M1111_TX_DELAY);
> > 
> > Enabling this unconditionally is just wrong.
> 
> I agree.  There needs to be a way for the platform code to
> communicate board specific quirkiness to the phylib

(I'm not sure whether it's really a quirk, as the RGMII spec allows
both modes.)


> (I just haven't figured out how to yet).

Maybe offer separate RGMII and RGMII-ID[*] mode choices?


[*] RGMII with Internal Delay (RGMII specification nomenclature)
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