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* [PATCH v2a 1/2] dt: Document a compatible entry for MDIO ethernet Phys
@ 2014-03-19 22:15 Jason Gunthorpe
  2014-03-19 22:15 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] of_mdio: Allow the DT to specify the phy ID and avoid autoprobing Jason Gunthorpe
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From: Jason Gunthorpe @ 2014-03-19 22:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David S. Miller; +Cc: Rob Herring, Florian Fainelli, linux-kernel, netdev

This describes a compatible entry of the form:
  ethernet-phy-idAAAA,BBBB
Which is modelled after the PCI structured compatible entry
(pciVVVV,DDDD.SSSS.ssss.RR)

If present the OF core will be able to use this information to
directly create the correct phy without auto probing the bus.

Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com>
Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

- Resend for net-next

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt
index 58307d0..5b8c589 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt
@@ -21,10 +21,18 @@ Optional Properties:
   elements.
 - max-speed: Maximum PHY supported speed (10, 100, 1000...)
 
+  If the phy's identifier is known then the list may contain an entry
+  of the form: "ethernet-phy-idAAAA.BBBB" where
+     AAAA - The value of the 16 bit Phy Identifier 1 register as
+            4 hex digits. This is the chip vendor OUI bits 3:18
+     BBBB - The value of the 16 bit Phy Identifier 2 register as
+            4 hex digits. This is the chip vendor OUI bits 19:24,
+            followed by 10 bits of a vendor specific ID.
+
 Example:
 
 ethernet-phy@0 {
-	compatible = "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c22";
+	compatible = "ethernet-phy-id0141.0e90", "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c22";
 	interrupt-parent = <40000>;
 	interrupts = <35 1>;
 	reg = <0>;
-- 
1.8.1.2

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2014-03-19 22:40   ` Rob Herring
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