From: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
To: "Kamil Horák - 2N" <kamilh@axis.com>,
bcm-kernel-feedback-list@broadcom.com, andrew@lunn.ch,
hkallweit1@gmail.com, linux@armlinux.org.uk, davem@davemloft.net,
edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com,
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Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, f.fainelli@gmail.com,
robh@kernel.org, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v3 2/4] dt-bindings: ethernet-phy: add MII-Lite phy interface type
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:02:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bdce5d76-2987-4b8a-9177-3e3de8491a56@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250630113033.978455-3-kamilh@axis.com>
On 6/30/25 04:30, Kamil Horák - 2N wrote:
> Some Broadcom PHYs are capable to operate in simplified MII mode,
> without TXER, RXER, CRS and COL signals as defined for the MII.
> The MII-Lite mode can be used on most Ethernet controllers with full
> MII interface by just leaving the input signals (RXER, CRS, COL)
> inactive. The absence of COL signal makes half-duplex link modes
> impossible but does not interfere with BroadR-Reach link modes on
> Broadcom PHYs, because they are all full-duplex only.
>
> Add new interface type "mii-lite" to phy-connection-type enum.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kamil Horák - 2N <kamilh@axis.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
--
Florian
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-06-30 17:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-06-30 11:30 [PATCH net v3 0/4] net: phy: bcm54811: Fix the PHY initialization Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-06-30 11:30 ` [PATCH net v3 1/4] net: phy: MII-Lite PHY interface mode Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-06-30 13:11 ` Maxime Chevallier
2025-06-30 17:01 ` Florian Fainelli
2025-06-30 11:30 ` [PATCH net v3 2/4] dt-bindings: ethernet-phy: add MII-Lite phy interface type Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-06-30 13:12 ` Maxime Chevallier
2025-06-30 17:02 ` Florian Fainelli [this message]
2025-06-30 11:30 ` [PATCH net v3 3/4] net: phy: bcm5481x: MII-Lite activation Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-06-30 17:05 ` Florian Fainelli
2025-06-30 11:30 ` [PATCH net v3 4/4] net: phy: bcm54811: Fix the PHY initialization Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-06-30 17:04 ` Florian Fainelli
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