From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 2/3] ethernet: add a PHY reset GPIO DT binding to sh_eth
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:21:37 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130125182137.GB7393@obsidianresearch.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1301251127460.17518@axis700.grange>
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:34:55AM +0100, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> > Is there no need to reset the phy at runtime ?
>
> No idea, I'm not developing the driver, I'm just porting one specific
> feature from one API to another with no functional changes (apart from
> postponing setting the GPIO).
Generally Linux relies on resetting the phy via the inband MDIO method,
which is what Linux does. It is pretty much never required to reset
via the hard pin - but you do need to generate a robust reset edge on
the reset pin once after power up.
Jason
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-01-25 18:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-01-24 16:07 [PATCH 0/3] ARM: shmobile: sh-eth pins in DT for armadillo800eva Guennadi Liakhovetski
2013-01-24 16:07 ` [PATCH 1/3] pinctrl: add ethernet pin groups to r8a7740 Guennadi Liakhovetski
2013-01-25 10:15 ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-01-24 16:07 ` [PATCH/RFC 2/3] ethernet: add a PHY reset GPIO DT binding to sh_eth Guennadi Liakhovetski
2013-01-25 10:21 ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-01-25 10:34 ` Guennadi Liakhovetski
2013-01-25 18:21 ` Jason Gunthorpe [this message]
2013-07-08 10:49 ` Guennadi Liakhovetski
2013-01-26 1:04 ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-01-24 16:07 ` [PATCH 3/3] ARM: shmobile: move pin configuration on armadillo800eva-reference to DT Guennadi Liakhovetski
2013-01-25 4:37 ` [PATCH 0/3] ARM: shmobile: sh-eth pins in DT for armadillo800eva Simon Horman
2013-01-25 8:09 ` Guennadi Liakhovetski
2013-01-25 9:05 ` Simon Horman
2013-01-25 9:57 ` Laurent Pinchart
2013-01-28 1:02 ` Simon Horman
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