Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] arm64: dts: freescale: Add SKOV IMX8MP CPU revB board

[Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de>]

On Fri, Nov 03, 2023 at 01:16:12PM +0000, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 03, 2023 at 01:35:46PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > +			port@2 {
> > > +				reg = <2>;
> > > +				label = "cpu";
> > > +				ethernet = <&eqos>;
> > > +				/* 2ns rgmii-rxid is implemented on PCB.
> > > +				 * Switch should add only rgmii-txid.
> > > +				 */
> > 
> > Its unusual to actually see that. Its even more unusual its only one
> > clock line. Can you actually see it on the PCB?
> > 
> > > +				phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
> > > +				tx-internal-delay-ps = <2000>;
> > 
> > Is this actually needed? rgmii-txid should add 2ns delay. Since this
> > apparently works, i'm assuming setting tx-internal-delay-ps to 2ns
> > does nothing, otherwise you would have a 4ns delay.
> 
> Umm... I think we're getting confused again.
> 
> Mode		Local end		Remote end
> RGMII		No added delays		No added delays
> RGMII-TXID	No added delays		2ns delay on TX
> RGMII-RXID	No added delays		2ns delay on RX
> RGMII-ID	No added delays		2ns delay on both TX and RX
> 
> In the case of a network interface with a PHY, "local end" is the
> MAC and "remote end" is the PHY.
> 
> For a switch port connected to an external PHY, the switch port is
> as the "MAC" as above.
> 
> For a switch port connected to an ethernet MAC:
>  - for the MAC declaration, the local end is the MAC. There is no
>    communication of the interface mode with the remote end under
>    Linux, so this is irrelevant for Linux. However, this is an
>    implementation, and it should be chosen according to the hardware.
> 
>  - for the switch port declaration, the local end is the switch port.
>    There is no communication of the interface mode with the remote
>    end under Linux. However, it should be chosen according to the
>    hardware.
> 
> So, if the 2ns delay is implemented on the RX lines (from the switch
> perspective) then shouldn't the MAC side be using "rgmii-txid" to
> indicate that the delay is being applied by the remote end (switch).
> The switch side should be using "rgmii" because no delays are required
> from the remote end (MAC), and the delay on the TX lines should be
> specified using "tx-internal-delay-ps"?

Ack. It make sense. Will fix it.

Regards,
Oleksij
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