Hi,
>> >> >> +- clocks : Reference to the clock entry.
>> >> >> +- phys : PHY reference with parameter 0.
>> >> >
>> >> > The specific value of the phy-specifier shouldn't matter to this
>> >> > binding. What should matter is what it logically corresponds to.
>> >>
>> >> I not quite following this. Are you suggest that I drop the value 0.
>> >> In the binding, one needs to specify the mode of operation - 0 is for
>> >> SATA. Can you explain more?
>> >
>> > The SATA device should not care what the argument for the PHY
>> > device is. You could connect the same device to another PHY
>> > that has a different set of arguments, which is the whole point
>> > of abstracting it.
>> >
>>
>> I understand what you wrote here. We should not have an argument from
>> the host controller. Then my question is how should the PHY node
>> indicates that it needs to be configured itself as an SATA PHY?
>
> The "phys" property should specify whatever the configuration of
> the phy device is supposed to be. It's just not the business of
> the sata driver or the sata binding to know what that configuration
> is.
>
Here is what I have and I am trying to piece this together:
phy1 {
#phy-cells = <0>; /* No parameter as suggest by Mark */
};
sata1 {
:::
phys = <&phy1>;
};
What I don't get is how does one specify the mode
(SATA/USB/SGMII/etc)? As another parameter in the phy1 node?
-Loc
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