From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
To: "Kamil Horák - 2N" <kamilh@axis.com>
Cc: florian.fainelli@broadcom.com,
bcm-kernel-feedback-list@broadcom.com, andrew@lunn.ch,
hkallweit1@gmail.com, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, krzk+dt@kernel.org,
conor+dt@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
robh@kernel.org, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, horms@kernel.org,
corbet@lwn.net, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7 1/4] net: phy: MII-Lite PHY interface mode
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 10:03:27 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aGze3wgnHBcboFfq@shell.armlinux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250708090140.61355-2-kamilh@axis.com>
On Tue, Jul 08, 2025 at 11:01:37AM +0200, Kamil Horák - 2N wrote:
> Some Broadcom PHYs are capable to operate in simplified MII mode,
> without TXER, RXER, CRS and COL signals as defined for the MII.
> The MII-Lite mode can be used on most Ethernet controllers with full
> MII interface by just leaving the input signals (RXER, CRS, COL)
> inactive. The absence of COL signal makes half-duplex link modes
> impossible but does not interfere with BroadR-Reach link modes on
> Broadcom PHYs, because they are all full-duplex only.
>
> Add MII-Lite interface mode, especially for Broadcom two-wire PHYs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kamil Horák - 2N <kamilh@axis.com>
> Reviewed-by: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Thanks!
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-08 9:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-08 9:01 [PATCH net-next v7 0/4] net: phy: bcm54811: PHY initialization Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-08 9:01 ` [PATCH net-next v7 1/4] net: phy: MII-Lite PHY interface mode Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-08 9:03 ` Russell King (Oracle) [this message]
2025-07-08 9:01 ` [PATCH net-next v7 2/4] dt-bindings: ethernet-phy: add MII-Lite phy interface type Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-08 21:15 ` Rob Herring (Arm)
2025-07-08 9:01 ` [PATCH net-next v7 3/4] net: phy: bcm5481x: MII-Lite activation Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-08 9:04 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-07-08 9:01 ` [PATCH net-next v7 4/4] net: phy: bcm54811: PHY initialization Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-10 3:00 ` [PATCH net-next v7 0/4] " patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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