Re: [net-next PATCH 2/2] dt-bindings: net: Document support for Aeonsemi PHYs

Rob Herring
2025-03-24T17:09:37Z

On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 11:54:27PM +0100, Christian Marangi wrote:
> Document support for Aeonsemi PHYs and the requirement of a firmware to
> correctly work. Also document the max number of LEDs supported and what
> PHY ID expose when no firmware is loaded.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
> ---
> .../bindings/net/aeonsemi,as21xxx.yaml | 87 +++++++++++++++++++
> MAINTAINERS | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 88 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/aeonsemi,as21xxx.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/aeonsemi,as21xxx.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/aeonsemi,as21xxx.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..0549abcd3929
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/aeonsemi,as21xxx.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/aeonsemi,as21xxx.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Aeonsemi AS21XXX Ethernet PHY
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
> +
> +description: |
> + Aeonsemi AS21xxx Ethernet PHYs requires a firmware to be loaded to actually
> + work. The same firmware is compatible with various PHYs of the same family.
> +
> + A PHY with not firmware loaded will be exposed on the MDIO bus with ID
> + 0x7500 0x7500
> +
> + This can be done and is implemented by OEM in 2 different way:
> + - Attached SPI flash directly to the PHY with the firmware. The PHY
> + will self load the firmware in the presence of this configuration.
> + - Manually provided firmware loaded from a file in the filesystem.
> +
> + Each PHY can support up to 5 LEDs.
> +
> +allOf:
> + - $ref: ethernet-phy.yaml#
> +
> +select:
> + properties:
> + compatible:
> + contains:
> + enum:
> + - ethernet-phy-id7500.7500
> + required:
> + - compatible
> +
> +properties:
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + firmware-name:
> + description: specify the name of PHY firmware to load

maxItems: 1

as I think we allow more than 1.

Not required? Then what is the default name (default: ???)?

> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - reg
> +
> +unevaluatedProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + #include <dt-bindings/leds/common.h>
> +
> + mdio {
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + ethernet-phy@1f {
> + compatible = "ethernet-phy-id7500.7500",
> + "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c45";
> +
> + reg = <31>;
> + firmware-name = "as21x1x_fw.bin";
> +
> + leds {
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + led@0 {
> + reg = <0>;
> + color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> + function = LED_FUNCTION_LAN;
> + function-enumerator = <0>;
> + default-state = "keep";
> + };
> +
> + led@1 {
> + reg = <1>;
> + color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> + function = LED_FUNCTION_LAN;
> + function-enumerator = <1>;
> + default-state = "keep";
> + };
> + };
> + };
> + };
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 9a2df6d221bd..59a863dd3b70 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ AEONSEMI PHY DRIVER
> M: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
> L: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> S: Maintained
> +F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/aeonsemi,as21xxx.yaml
> F: drivers/net/phy/as21xxx.c
>
> AF8133J THREE-AXIS MAGNETOMETER DRIVER
> --
> 2.48.1
>