Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: net: phy: Support external PHY xtal

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On 31/05/2023 20:00, Detlev Casanova wrote:
>>> +  clock-names:
>>> +    items:
>>> +      - const: xtal
>>
>> I don't think xtal is the best of names here. It generally is used as
>> an abbreviation for crystal. And the commit message is about there not
>> being a crystal, but an actual clock.
>>
>> How is this clock named on the datasheet?
> 
> In the case of the PHY I used (RTL8211F), it is EXT_CLK. But this must be 
> generic to any (ethernet) PHY, so using ext_clk to match it would not be
> good either.
> 
> Now this is about having an external clock, so the ext_clk name makes sense in 
> this case.
> 
> I'm not pushing one name or another, let's use what you feel is more natural.

Just drop the name.

Best regards,
Krzysztof




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