From: Ben Warren <biggerbadderben@gmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH] tsec: Force TBI PHY to 1000Mbps full duplex in SGMII mode
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:59:57 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B5FF27D.2080604@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1257292327-31127-1-git-send-email-ptyser@xes-inc.com>
Hi Peter,
Peter Tyser wrote:
> In SGMII mode the link between a processor's internal TBI PHY and an
> external PHY should always be 1000Mbps, full duplex. Also, the SGMII
> interface between an internal TBI PHY and external PHY does not
> support in-band auto-negotation.
>
> Previously, when configured for SGMII mode a TBI PHY would attempt to
> restart auto-negotation during initializtion. This auto-negotation
> between a TBI PHY and external PHY would fail and result in unusable
> ethernet operation.
>
> Forcing the TBI PHY and and external PHY to link at 1000Mbps full duplex
> in SGMII mode resolves this issue of auto-negotation failing.
>
> Note that 10Mbps and 100Mbps operation is still possible on the external
> side of the external PHY even when SGMII is operating at 1000Mbps.
> The SGMII interface still operates at 1000Mbps, but each byte of data
> is repeated 100 or 10 times for 10/100Mbps and the external PHY handles
> converting this data stream into proper 10/100Mbps signalling.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Tyser <ptyser@xes-inc.com>
> ---
Applied to net repo.
thanks,
Ben
prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-27 7:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-03 23:52 [U-Boot] [PATCH] tsec: Force TBI PHY to 1000Mbps full duplex in SGMII mode Peter Tyser
2009-11-04 17:17 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-16 15:48 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-27 7:59 ` Ben Warren [this message]
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