netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: ethernet-phy: add MII-Lite phy interface type

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Message-ID: <5909c12e-c957-4477-9012-b3bdb61b2e70@axis.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:05:48 +0200
From: Kamil Horák (2N) <kamilh@...s.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc: netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: ethernet-phy: add MII-Lite phy interface
 type



On 6/26/25 13:58, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 26/06/2025 13:56, Kamil Horák - 2N wrote:
>> Some Broadcom PHYs are capable to operate in simplified MII mode,
>> without TXER, RXER, CRS and COL signals as defined for the MII.
>> The MII-Lite mode can be used on most Ethernet controllers with full
>> MII interface by just leaving the input signals (RXER, CRS, COL)
>> inactive. The absence of COL signal makes half-duplex link modes
>> impossible but does not interfere with BroadR-Reach link modes on
>> Broadcom PHYs, because they are all full-duplex only.
>>
>> Add new interface type "mii-lite" to phy-connection-type enum.
>>
>> Fixes: 03ab6c244bb0 ("net: phy: bcm-phy-lib: Implement BroadR-Reach link modes")
>> Signed-off-by: Kamil Horák - 2N <kamilh@...s.com>
>> ---
>>   Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml | 1 +
> 
> You just sent v3 (double v3!) of this, no changelog, no explanations.
> 
> Please slow down and don't send the same triple time. Provide changelog,
> as explained in submitting patches.
I am sorry, that was not done intentionally. I would have rather 
cancelled or withdrawn the posts but there is apparently no way to do so :-(

> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof

Kamil