Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/3] dt-bindings: net: snps,dwmac: add phy-supply support

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Hi Rob,

On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 08:24:33AM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 01:03:43PM +0200, Marco Felsch wrote:
> > Document the common phy-supply property to be able to specify a phy
> > regulator.
> 
> What common property? I don't see any such property in 
> ethernet-controller.yaml.
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changelog:
> > v4:
> > - no changes
> > v3:
> > - no changes
> > v2
> > - add ack-by
> > 
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml | 3 +++
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
> > index ddf9522a5dc23..847ecb82b37ee 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml
> > @@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ properties:
> >        can be passive (no SW requirement), and requires that the MAC operate
> >        in a different mode than the PHY in order to function.
> >  
> > +  phy-supply:
> > +    description: PHY regulator
> 
> Is this for an serdes, sgmii, etc. type phy or ethernet phy? Either way, 
> this property belongs in the PHY's node because it is the PHY that has 
> supply connection. I'm guessing you put this here for the latter case 
> because ethernet PHYs on MDIO are "discoverable" except for the small 
> problem that powering them on is not discoverable. 

Any idea on how to solve that problem generically ?

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart




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