On Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:31:21 +0100 Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:42:45 +0100 > Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > This is a second RFC for the introduction of a front-facing interfaces > > for ethernet devices. > > > > The firts RFC[1] already got some reviews, focusing on the DT part of > > that work. To better lay the ground for further discussions, this second > > round includes a binding :) > > > > Oleksij suggested some further possibilities for improving this binding, > > as we could consider describing connectors in great details for > > crossover detection, PoE ping mappings, etc. However, as this is > > preliminary work, the included binding is still quite simple but can > > certainly be extended. > > > > This RFC V2 doesn't bring much compared to V1 : > > - A binding was introduced > > - A warning has been fixed in the dp83822 patch > > - The "lanes" property has been made optional > > Small question, I know you want to begin with something simple but would it be > possible to consider how to support the port representation in NIT and > switch drivers? Maybe it is out of your scope but it would be nice if you > consider how NIT and switches can support it in your development. s/NIT/NIC/ Sorry. -- Köry Maincent, Bootlin Embedded Linux and kernel engineering https://bootlin.com
