netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] dt-bindings: dpll: Add per-channel Ethernet reference property

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Message-ID: <906137ef-822d-4178-b80d-d332ab1046dc@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 16:43:52 +0200
From: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
To: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, mschmidt@...hat.com, poros@...hat.com,
 Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@...ux.dev>,
 Arkadiusz Kubalewski <arkadiusz.kubalewski@...el.com>,
 Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
 Prathosh Satish <Prathosh.Satish@...rochip.com>,
 "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS"
 <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] dt-bindings: dpll: Add per-channel Ethernet
 reference property

Hi Rob,

any comment to my second proposal (below)?

Thank you,
Ivan

On 29. 08. 25 3:29 odp., Ivan Vecera wrote:
>> Seems a bit odd to me that the ethernet controller doesn't have a link
>> to this node instead.
> 
> Do you mean to add a property (e.g. dpll-channel or dpll-device) into
> net/network-class.yaml ? If so, yes, it would be possible, and the way
> I look at it now, it would probably be better. The DPLL driver can
> enumerate all devices across the system that has this specific property
> and check its value.
> 
> See the proposal below...
> 
> Thanks,
> Ivan
> 
> ---
>   Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-device.yaml  | 6 ++++++
>   Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml | 7 +++++++
>   2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-device.yaml b/ 
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-device.yaml
> index fb8d7a9a3693f..560351df1bec3 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-device.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dpll/dpll-device.yaml
> @@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ properties:
>     "#size-cells":
>       const: 0
> 
> +  "#dpll-cells":
> +    description: |
> +      Number of cells in a dpll specifier. The cell specifies the index
> +      of the channel within the DPLL device.
> +    const: 1
> +
>     dpll-types:
>       description: List of DPLL channel types, one per DPLL instance.
>       $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/non-unique-string-array
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml b/ 
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
> index 06461fb92eb84..144badb3b7ff1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
> @@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ properties:
>       default: 48
>       const: 48
> 
> +  dpll:
> +    description:
> +      Specifies DPLL device phandle and index of the DPLL channel within
> +      this device used by this network device to synchronize its hardware
> +      clock.
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
> +
>     local-mac-address:
>       description:
>         Specifies MAC address that was assigned to the network device 
> described by