Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] dt-bindings: ethernet: eswin: add clock sampling control

[Bo Gan <ganboing@gmail.com>]

Hi Krzysztof,

On 1/23/26 02:07, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 23/01/2026 08:39, Bo Gan wrote:
>>> I assume the address of the interface is fixed. So you can just key
>>> off that to distinguish the two instances.
>>>
>>> Since this is an internal property, not a board property, it is not
>>> clear it actually belongs on DT.
>>>
>>>       Andrew
>>
>> IMO, they should be in DT to provide maximum flexibility. The SoC .dtsi
> 
> This is not the purpose of DT. Please rather use arguments in terms of
> DT rules (see docs, presentations).
> 
Any examples? links? Thank you for your patience.

I'd say if the board .dts never overrides the eswin,rx-clk-invert, (E.g.,
the SoC .dtsi has rx-clk-invert, later the board /delete-property/'s it)
then yes, it can be treated as something inherent to the mac, and then
"use arguments in terms of DT rules". I was thinking about use cases like:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230714104521.18751-3-samin.guo@starfivetech.com/

> We really do not care about maximum flexibility.
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof

Bo