Re: [PATCH net-next v2 7/8] dt-bindings: net: pse-pd: Add bindings for PD692x0 PSE controller

["Köry Maincent" <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>]

On Tue, 5 Dec 2023 11:15:01 +0100
Köry Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 5 Dec 2023 07:36:06 +0100
> Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de> wrote:
 
> > I would expect a devicetree like this:
> > 
> >         ethernet-pse@3c {
> > 	  // controller compatible should be precise
> >           compatible = "microchip,pd69210";
> >           reg = <0x3c>;
> >           #pse-cells = <1>;
> >           
> > 	  managers {
> > 	    manager@0 {
> > 	      // manager compatible should be included, since we are
> > 	      // able to campare it with communication results
> > 	      compatible = "microchip,pd69208t4"
> > 	      // addressing corresponding to the chip select addressing
> > 	      reg = <0>;
> > 
> > 	      physical-ports {
> > 	        phys0: port@0 {
> > 		  // each of physical ports is actually a regulator

If this phys0 is a regulator, which device will be the consumer of this
regulator? log_port0 as the phys0 regulator consumer seems a bit odd!
A 8P8C node should be the consumer.

> > 		  reg = <0>;
> > 		};
> > 	        phys1: port@1 {
> > 		  reg = <1>;
> > 		};
> > 	        phys2: port@2 {
> > 		  reg = <2>;
> > 		};
> > 
> >                ...
> > 	      }
> > 
> >           // port matrix can be calculated by using this information
> >           logical-ports {
> > 	    log_port0: port@0 {
> > 	      // PoE4 port
> > 	      physical-ports = <&phys0, &phys1>;
> > 	    };
> > 	    log_port1: port@1 {
> > 	      // PoE2 port
> > 	      physical-ports = <&phys2>;
> > 	    };
> > 	  };
> > 
> > ....
> >    ethernet-phy@1 {
> >      reg = <1>;
> >      pses = <&log_port0>;
> >    }
> >    ethernet-phy@2 {
> >      reg = <2>;
> >      pses = <&log_port1>;
> >    }  

In fact if we want to really fit the PoE architecture topology we should wait
for the support of 8P8C connector from Maxime. Then it will look like that:
SoC  --- i2c/uart --> controller -- spi --> manager0 -- phys_port0 --> 8P8C_connector0 (PoE4)
                                         |           \- phys_port1 --> 8P8C_connector0 (PoE4)
					 |	     \- phys_port2 --> 8P8C_connector1 (PoE2)
					 |	     \- phys_port3 --> 8P8C_connector2 (PoE2)
                                         \- manager1 -- phys_port0 ..

With this type of devicetree:
        ethernet-pse@3c {
	  // controller compatible should be precise
          compatible = "microchip,pd69210";
          reg = <0x3c>;
          #pse-cells = <1>;
          
	  managers {
	    manager@0 {
	      // manager compatible should be included, since we are
	      // able to compare it with communication results
	      compatible = "microchip,pd69208t4"
	      // addressing corresponding to the chip select addressing
	      reg = <0>;

	      physical-ports {
	        phys_port0: port@0 {
		  // each of physical ports is actually a regulator
		  reg = <0>;
		};
	        phy_port1: port@1 {
		  reg = <1>;
		};
	        phy_port2: port@2 {
		  reg = <2>;
		};

               ...
	      }
	    manager@1 {
            ...
            };
          };
	};

....
  rj45_0:8p8c@0 {
    pses = <&phy_port0, &phy_port1>;
  };
  rj45_1:8p8c@1 {
    pses = <&phy_port2>;
  };
  ethernet-phy@1 {
    reg = <1>;
    connector = <&rj45_0>;
  };
  ethernet-phy@2 {
    reg = <2>;
    connector = <&rj45_1>;
  }


The drawback is that I don't really know for now, how port matrix can be
calculated with this. Maybe by adding a "conf_pse_cell()" callback, call
in the of_pse_control_get() for each ports.

For now 8p8c connector are not supported, we could keep using pse phandle
in the phy node like you described but for physical port:
   ethernet-phy@1 {
     reg = <1>;
     pses = <&phy_port0, &phy_port1>;
   }
   ethernet-phy@2 {
     reg = <2>;
     pses = <&phy_port2>;
   }



Finally, the devicetree would not know the matrix between logical port and
physical port, this would be cleaner.

Did I miss something?

Regards,
-- 
Köry Maincent, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and kernel engineering
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