This patch is an attempt to gather the Ethernet related bindings in one file, like it's done in the MMC and some other subsystems. It should save some of the trouble of documenting several properties over and over in each binding document, instead only making reference to the main file. I have used the Embedded Power Architecture(TM) Platform Requirements (ePAPR) standard as a base for the properties description, also documenting some ad-hoc properties that have been introduced over time despite having direct analogs in ePAPR; hence I also attempt to make emphasis on using the standard properties and marking ad-hoc properties as not recommended for new bindings. Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- The patch is against DaveM's 'net-next.git' repo. However, I'm not posting to netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx this time or Dave will scold me. :-) Changes in version 3: - noted about the "max-frame-size" property's contradictory definition in ePAPR 1.1, reformatted the description (forgot to save the file last time). Changes in version 2: - restored the mentions of the common properties in the individual bindings, but made them reference the common file instead; - edited some property descriptions in the common file, indicating preferred and not recommended properties; - moved the "max-frame-size" property definition to the common file; - resolved rejects, refreshed the patch. Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-emac.txt | 5 -- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/arc_emac.txt | 10 +--- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cavium-mix.txt | 7 +-- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cavium-pip.txt | 7 +-- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns-emac.txt | 5 -- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cpsw.txt | 5 -- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davicom-dm9000.txt | 3 - Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davinci_emac.txt | 4 - Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt | 23 ++++++++++ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fec.txt | 6 -- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-tsec-phy.txt | 14 ++---- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/lpc-eth.txt | 6 +- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt | 5 -- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt | 6 -- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-orion-net.txt | 4 - Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ks8851.txt | 2 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt | 2 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt | 6 -- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt | 8 +-- 19 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-) Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-emac.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-emac.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-emac.txt @@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ Required properties: - compatible: should be "allwinner,sun4i-emac". - reg: address and length of the register set for the device. - interrupts: interrupt for the device -- phy: A phandle to a phy node defining the PHY address (as the reg - property, a single integer). +- phy: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. - clocks: A phandle to the reference clock for this device Optional properties: -- (local-)mac-address: mac address to be used by this driver +- [local-]mac-address: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory Example: Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/arc_emac.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/arc_emac.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/arc_emac.txt @@ -6,18 +6,14 @@ Required properties: - interrupts: Should contain the EMAC interrupts - clock-frequency: CPU frequency. It is needed to calculate and set polling period of EMAC. -- max-speed: Maximum supported data-rate in Mbit/s. In some HW configurations -bandwidth of external memory controller might be a limiting factor. That's why -it's required to specify which data-rate is supported on current SoC or FPGA. -For example if only 10 Mbit/s is supported (10BASE-T) set "10". If 100 Mbit/s is -supported (100BASE-TX) set "100". -- phy: PHY device attached to the EMAC via MDIO bus +- max-speed: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. +- phy: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. Child nodes of the driver are the individual PHY devices connected to the MDIO bus. They must have a "reg" property given the PHY address on the MDIO bus. Optional properties: -- mac-address: 6 bytes, mac address +- mac-address: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. Examples: Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cavium-mix.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cavium-mix.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cavium-mix.txt @@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ Properties: - interrupts: Two interrupt specifiers. The first is the MIX interrupt routing and the second the routing for the AGL interrupts. -- mac-address: Optional, the MAC address to assign to the device. +- mac-address: Optional, see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. -- local-mac-address: Optional, the MAC address to assign to the device - if mac-address is not specified. +- local-mac-address: Optional, see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. -- phy-handle: Optional, a phandle for the PHY device connected to this device. +- phy-handle: Optional, see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. Example: ethernet@1070000100800 { Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cavium-pip.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cavium-pip.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cavium-pip.txt @@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ Properties for PIP port which is a child - reg: The port number within the interface group. -- mac-address: Optional, the MAC address to assign to the device. +- mac-address: Optional, see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. -- local-mac-address: Optional, the MAC address to assign to the device - if mac-address is not specified. +- local-mac-address: Optional, see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. -- phy-handle: Optional, a phandle for the PHY device connected to this device. +- phy-handle: Optional, see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. Example: Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns-emac.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns-emac.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cdns-emac.txt @@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ Required properties: or the generic form: "cdns,emac". - reg: Address and length of the register set for the device - interrupts: Should contain macb interrupt -- phy-mode: String, operation mode of the PHY interface. - Supported values are: "mii", "rmii". +- phy-mode: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory. Optional properties: -- local-mac-address: 6 bytes, mac address +- local-mac-address: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory Examples: Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cpsw.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cpsw.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/cpsw.txt @@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ Optional properties: Slave Properties: Required properties: - phy_id : Specifies slave phy id -- phy-mode : The interface between the SoC and the PHY (a string - that of_get_phy_mode() can understand) -- mac-address : Specifies slave MAC address +- phy-mode : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory +- mac-address : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Optional properties: - dual_emac_res_vlan : Specifies VID to be used to segregate the ports Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davicom-dm9000.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davicom-dm9000.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davicom-dm9000.txt @@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ Required properties: - interrupts : interrupt specifier specific to interrupt controller Optional properties: -- local-mac-address : A bytestring of 6 bytes specifying Ethernet MAC address - to use (from firmware or bootloader) +- local-mac-address : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory - davicom,no-eeprom : Configuration EEPROM is not available - davicom,ext-phy : Use external PHY Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davinci_emac.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davinci_emac.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/davinci_emac.txt @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Required properties: Miscellaneous Interrupt> Optional properties: -- phy-handle: Contains a phandle to an Ethernet PHY. +- phy-handle: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. If absent, davinci_emac driver defaults to 100/FULL. -- local-mac-address : 6 bytes, mac address +- local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Example (enbw_cmc board): eth0: emac@1e20000 { Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt =================================================================== --- /dev/null +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +The following properties are common to the Ethernet controllers: + +- local-mac-address: array of 6 bytes, specifies the MAC address that was + assigned to the network device; +- mac-address: array of 6 bytes, specifies the MAC address that was last used by + the boot program; should be used in cases where the MAC address assigned to + the device by the boot program is different from the "local-mac-address" + property; +- max-speed: number, specifies maximum speed in Mbit/s supported by the device; +- max-frame-size: number, maximum transfer unit (IEEE defined MTU), rather than + the maximum frame size (there's contradiction in ePAPR). +- phy-mode: string, operation mode of the PHY interface; supported values are + "mii", "gmii", "sgmii", "tbi", "rev-mii", "rmii", "rgmii", "rgmii-id", + "rgmii-rxid", "rgmii-txid", "rtbi", "smii", "xgmii"; not recommended for new + bindings; +- phy-connection-type: the same as "phy-mode" property but described in ePAPR; +- phy-handle: phandle, specifies a reference to a node representing a PHY + device; this property is described in ePAPR and so preferred; +- phy: the same as "phy-handle" property, not recommended for new bindings. + +Child nodes of the Ethernet controller are typically the individual PHY devices +connected via the MDIO bus (sometimes the MDIO bus controller is separate). +They are described in the phy.txt file in this same directory. Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fec.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fec.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fec.txt @@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ Required properties: - compatible : Should be "fsl,<soc>-fec" - reg : Address and length of the register set for the device - interrupts : Should contain fec interrupt -- phy-mode : String, operation mode of the PHY interface. - Supported values are: "mii", "gmii", "sgmii", "tbi", "rmii", - "rgmii", "rgmii-id", "rgmii-rxid", "rgmii-txid", "rtbi", "smii". +- phy-mode : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Optional properties: -- local-mac-address : 6 bytes, mac address +- local-mac-address : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory - phy-reset-gpios : Should specify the gpio for phy reset - phy-reset-duration : Reset duration in milliseconds. Should present only if property "phy-reset-gpios" is available. Missing the property Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-tsec-phy.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-tsec-phy.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-tsec-phy.txt @@ -38,22 +38,18 @@ Properties: - model : Model of the device. Can be "TSEC", "eTSEC", or "FEC" - compatible : Should be "gianfar" - reg : Offset and length of the register set for the device - - local-mac-address : List of bytes representing the ethernet address of - this controller + - local-mac-address : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory - interrupts : For FEC devices, the first interrupt is the device's interrupt. For TSEC and eTSEC devices, the first interrupt is transmit, the second is receive, and the third is error. - - phy-handle : The phandle for the PHY connected to this ethernet - controller. + - phy-handle : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. - fixed-link : <a b c d e> where a is emulated phy id - choose any, but unique to the all specified fixed-links, b is duplex - 0 half, 1 full, c is link speed - d#10/d#100/d#1000, d is pause - 0 no pause, 1 pause, e is asym_pause - 0 no asym_pause, 1 asym_pause. - - phy-connection-type : a string naming the controller/PHY interface type, - i.e., "mii" (default), "rmii", "gmii", "rgmii", "rgmii-id", "sgmii", - "tbi", or "rtbi". This property is only really needed if the connection - is of type "rgmii-id", as all other connection types are detected by - hardware. + - phy-connection-type : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. + This property is only really needed if the connection is of type + "rgmii-id", as all other connection types are detected by hardware. - fsl,magic-packet : If present, indicates that the hardware supports waking up via magic packet. - bd-stash : If present, indicates that the hardware supports stashing Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/lpc-eth.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/lpc-eth.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/lpc-eth.txt @@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Required properties: - interrupts: Should contain ethernet controller interrupt Optional properties: -- phy-mode: String, operation mode of the PHY interface. - Supported values are: "mii", "rmii" (default) +- phy-mode: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. If the property is + absent, "rmii" is assumed. - use-iram: Use LPC32xx internal SRAM (IRAM) for DMA buffering -- local-mac-address : 6 bytes, mac address +- local-mac-address : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Example: Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/macb.txt @@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ Required properties: the Cadence GEM, or the generic form: "cdns,gem". - reg: Address and length of the register set for the device - interrupts: Should contain macb interrupt -- phy-mode: String, operation mode of the PHY interface. - Supported values are: "mii", "rmii", "gmii", "rgmii". +- phy-mode: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. - clock-names: Tuple listing input clock names. Required elements: 'pclk', 'hclk' Optional elements: 'tx_clk' - clocks: Phandles to input clocks. Optional properties: -- local-mac-address: 6 bytes, mac address +- local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Examples: Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt @@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ Required properties: - compatible: should be "marvell,armada-370-neta". - reg: address and length of the register set for the device. - interrupts: interrupt for the device -- phy: A phandle to a phy node defining the PHY address (as the reg - property, a single integer). -- phy-mode: The interface between the SoC and the PHY (a string that - of_get_phy_mode() can understand) +- phy: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. +- phy-mode: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory - clocks: a pointer to the reference clock for this device. Example: Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-orion-net.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-orion-net.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-orion-net.txt @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Required port properties: "marvell,kirkwood-eth-port". - reg: port number relative to ethernet controller, shall be 0, 1, or 2. - interrupts: port interrupt. - - local-mac-address: 6 bytes MAC address. + - local-mac-address: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. Optional port properties: - marvell,tx-queue-size: size of the transmit ring buffer. @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Optional port properties: and - - phy-handle: phandle reference to ethernet PHY. + - phy-handle: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. or Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ks8851.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ks8851.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ks8851.txt @@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ Required properties: - interrupts : interrupt connection Optional properties: -- local-mac-address : Ethernet mac address to use +- local-mac-address : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Required properties: Optional properties: - phy-device : phandle to Ethernet phy -- local-mac-address : Ethernet mac address to use +- local-mac-address : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory - reg-io-width : Mask of sizes (in bytes) of the IO accesses that are supported on the device. Valid value for SMSC LAN91c111 are 1, 2 or 4. If it's omitted or invalid, the size would be 2 meaning Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt @@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ Required properties: - interrupts : Should contain SMSC LAN interrupt line - interrupt-parent : Should be the phandle for the interrupt controller that services interrupts for this device -- phy-mode : String, operation mode of the PHY interface. - Supported values are: "mii", "gmii", "sgmii", "tbi", "rmii", - "rgmii", "rgmii-id", "rgmii-rxid", "rgmii-txid", "rtbi", "smii". +- phy-mode : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Optional properties: - reg-shift : Specify the quantity to shift the register offsets by @@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ Optional properties: external PHY - smsc,save-mac-address : Indicates that mac address needs to be saved before resetting the controller -- local-mac-address : 6 bytes, mac address +- local-mac-address : See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Examples: Index: net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt =================================================================== --- net-next.orig/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt +++ net-next/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt @@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ Required properties: - interrupt-names: Should contain the interrupt names "macirq" "eth_wake_irq" if this interrupt is supported in the "interrupts" property -- phy-mode: String, operation mode of the PHY interface. - Supported values are: "mii", "rmii", "gmii", "rgmii". +- phy-mode: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory. - snps,reset-gpio gpio number for phy reset. - snps,reset-active-low boolean flag to indicate if phy reset is active low. - snps,reset-delays-us is triplet of delays @@ -28,12 +27,11 @@ Required properties: ignored if force_thresh_dma_mode is set. Optional properties: -- mac-address: 6 bytes, mac address +- mac-address: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory - resets: Should contain a phandle to the STMMAC reset signal, if any - reset-names: Should contain the reset signal name "stmmaceth", if a reset phandle is given -- max-frame-size: Maximum Transfer Unit (IEEE defined MTU), rather - than the maximum frame size. +- max-frame-size: See ethernet.txt file in the same directory Examples: -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html