> > I have proposed a solution for this problem in 2020 but it never got
> > upstream. Now we have a workaround in place which allows us to hard-code
> > the PHY id in the compatible property, thus skipping the ID scanning).
>
> nitpicky, but I think that already existed at that time :D
Yes, it has been there are long long time. It is however only in the
last 5 years of so has it been seen as a solution to the chicken egg
problem.
> > sgmii_phy: phy@8 {
> > + compatible = "ethernet-phy-id0141.0dd4";
> > reg = <0x8>;
> > device_type = "ethernet-phy";
> > + reset-gpios = <&pmm8654au_2_gpios 8 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> > + reset-deassert-us = <70000>;
>
> Doesn't this need reset-assert-us?
If i remember correctly, there is a default value if DT does not
provide one.
Andrew
