RE: [PATCH 5/5] arm64: dts: renesas: r8a779f0: spider: Enable Ethernet Switch

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Hi Andrew,

Thank you for your review!

> From: Andrew Lunn, Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 9:16 AM
> 
> > +	ports {
> > +		#address-cells = <1>;
> > +		#size-cells = <0>;
> > +		port@0 {
> > +			reg = <0>;
> > +			phy-handle = <&etha0>;
> > +			phy-mode = "sgmii";
> > +			#address-cells = <1>;
> > +			#size-cells = <0>;
> > +			etha0: ethernet-phy@0 {
> > +				reg = <1>;
> 
> reg = 1 means you should have @1.

I'll fix it.

> > +				compatible = "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c45";
> > +			};
> > +		};
> 
> You are mixing Ethernet and MDIO properties in one node. Past
> experience says this is a bad idea, particularly when you have
> switches involved. I would suggest you add an mdio container:
> 
> 
> > +		port@1 {
> > +			reg = <1>;
> > +			phy-handle = <&etha1>;
> > +			phy-mode = "sgmii";
> > +			#address-cells = <1>;
> > +			#size-cells = <0>;
> 
>                         mdio {
> > +			    etha1: ethernet-phy@1 {
> > +				reg = <2>;
> > +				compatible = "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c45";
> > +			    };
>                         };
> > +		};

Thank you for the suggestion. I'll fix it.

> > +		port@2 {
> > +			reg = <2>;
> > +			phy-handle = <&etha2>;
> > +			phy-mode = "sgmii";
> > +			#address-cells = <1>;
> > +			#size-cells = <0>;
> > +			etha2: ethernet-phy@2 {
> > +				reg = <3>;
> > +				compatible = "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c45";
> > +			};
> > +		};
> 
> I find it interesting you have PHYs are address 1, 2, 3, even though
> they are on individual busses. Why pay for the extra pullup/down
> resistors when they could all have the same address?

I don't know why. But, the board really configured such PHY addresses...

Best regards,
Yoshihiro Shimoda

> 	  Andrew




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