This patch updates the qca8k's binding to document to the
approach for using the internal mdio-bus of the supported
qca8k switches.
Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt | 69 +++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt
index 5eda99e6c86e..93a7469e70d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/qca8k.txt
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ Required properties:
Subnodes:
The integrated switch subnode should be specified according to the binding
-described in dsa/dsa.txt. As the QCA8K switches do not have a N:N mapping of
-port and PHY id, each subnode describing a port needs to have a valid phandle
-referencing the internal PHY connected to it. The CPU port of this switch is
-always port 0.
+described in dsa/dsa.txt. If the QCA8K switch is connect to a SoC's external
+mdio-bus each subnode describing a port needs to have a valid phandle
+referencing the internal PHY it is connected to. This is because there's no
+N:N mapping of port and PHY id.
+
+Don't use mixed external and internal mdio-bus configurations, as this is
+not supported by the hardware.
+
+The CPU port of this switch is always port 0.
A CPU port node has the following optional node:
@@ -31,8 +36,9 @@ For QCA8K the 'fixed-link' sub-node supports only the following properties:
- 'full-duplex' (boolean, optional), to indicate that full duplex is
used. When absent, half duplex is assumed.
-Example:
+Examples:
+for the external mdio-bus configuration:
&mdio0 {
phy_port1: phy@0 {
@@ -108,3 +114,56 @@ Example:
};
};
};
+
+for the internal master mdio-bus configuration:
+
+ &mdio0 {
+ switch@10 {
+ compatible = "qca,qca8337";
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ reg = <0x10>;
+
+ ports {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ port@0 {
+ reg = <0>;
+ label = "cpu";
+ ethernet = <&gmac1>;
+ phy-mode = "rgmii";
+ fixed-link {
+ speed = 1000;
+ full-duplex;
+ };
+ };
+
+ port@1 {
+ reg = <1>;
+ label = "lan1";
+ };
+
+ port@2 {
+ reg = <2>;
+ label = "lan2";
+ };
+
+ port@3 {
+ reg = <3>;
+ label = "lan3";
+ };
+
+ port@4 {
+ reg = <4>;
+ label = "lan4";
+ };
+
+ port@5 {
+ reg = <5>;
+ label = "wan";
+ };
+ };
+ };
+ };
--
2.20.1
