netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 6/7] dt-bindings: deprecate "snps,en-tx-lpi-clockgating" property

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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:30:13 +0000
From: "Lad, Prabhakar" <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>
To: "Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 6/7] dt-bindings: deprecate "snps,en-tx-lpi-clockgating"
 property

On Sun, Mar 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM Russell King (Oracle)
<rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Whether the MII transmit clock can be stopped is primarily a property
> of the PHY (there is a capability bit that should be checked first.)
> Whether the MAC is capable of stopping the transmit clock is a separate
> issue, but this is already handled by the core DesignWare MAC code.
>
> Therefore, snps,en-tx-lpi-clockgating is technically incorrect, so this
> commit deprecates the property in the binding.
>
> Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>

Reviewed-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>

Cheers,
Prabhakar

> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
> index 3f0aa46d798e..78b3030dc56d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
> @@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ title: Synopsys DesignWare MAC
>
>    snps,en-tx-lpi-clockgating:
>      $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/flag
> +    deprecated: true
>      description:
>        Enable gating of the MAC TX clock during TX low-power mode
>
> --
> 2.30.2
>
>
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