netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/4] dt-bindings: net: Add bindings for Qualcomm QCA807x

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Message-ID: <CA+HBbNHJRuuFDRb_hMSSPvNHoz27y+dt8kzNF3WF+aaaNytEgw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 7 Jan 2021 17:41:13 +0100
From:   Robert Marko <robert.marko@...tura.hr>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Luka Perkov <luka.perkov@...tura.hr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] dt-bindings: net: Add bindings for Qualcomm QCA807x

On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 6:00 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
>
> > > > +  qcom,tx-driver-strength:
> > > > +    description: PSGMII/QSGMII TX driver strength control.
> > > > +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> > > > +    enum: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
> > >
> > > Please use the actual values here, and have the driver convert to the
> > > value poked into the register. So the property would be
> > > qcom,tx-driver-strength-mv and it would have the value 220 for
> > > example.
> >
> > The LED binding has properties for specifying the current already. And
> > it's max current which is the h/w property where as anything less is
> > just software configuration (IOW, doesn't belong in DT).
>
> Hi Rob
>
> My understanding of this is it is the drive strength of the SERDES
> line. Nothing to do with LEDs. The description needs improving.

Yes, this is used to set the PSGMII/QSMII SerDes TX driver strength.
It has nothing to do with LEDs.
I agree that the description is a bit confusing, I will try to make it
a bit clearer.
>
>       Andrew