Subject: Re: [net-next v4 1/5] dt-bindings: net: Add MTIP L2 switch description

From: Lukasz Majewski <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:36:54 +0200

Hi Rob,

> On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 04:51:53PM +0200, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> > This patch provides description of the MTIP L2 switch available in
> > some NXP's SOCs - e.g. imx287.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lukasz Majewski <[email-masked]>
> > ---
> > Changes for v2:
> > - Rename the file to match exactly the compatible
> >   (nxp,imx287-mtip-switch)
> > 
> > Changes for v3:
> > - Remove '-' from const:'nxp,imx287-mtip-switch'
> > - Use '^port@[12]+$' for port patternProperties
> > - Drop status = "okay";
> > - Provide proper indentation for 'example' binding (replace 8
> >   spaces with 4 spaces)
> > - Remove smsc,disable-energy-detect; property
> > - Remove interrupt-parent and interrupts properties as not required
> > - Remove #address-cells and #size-cells from required properties
> > check
> > - remove description from reg:
> > - Add $ref: ethernet-switch.yaml#
> > 
> > Changes for v4:
> > - Use $ref: ethernet-switch.yaml#/$defs/ethernet-ports and remove
> > already referenced properties
> > - Rename file to nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/net/nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml   | 126
> > ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 126 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
> > 
> > diff --git
> > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
> > new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..1afaf8029725 --- /dev/null
> > +++
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,126 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR
> > BSD-2-Clause) +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: NXP SoC Ethernet Switch Controller (L2 MoreThanIP switch)
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > +  - Lukasz Majewski <[email-masked]>
> > +
> > +description:
> > +  The 2-port switch ethernet subsystem provides ethernet packet
> > (L2)
> > +  communication and can be configured as an ethernet switch. It
> > provides the
> > +  reduced media independent interface (RMII), the management data
> > input
> > +  output (MDIO) for physical layer device (PHY) management.
> > +
> > +$ref: ethernet-switch.yaml#/$defs/ethernet-ports
> > +  
> 
> > +patternProperties:
> > +  "^(ethernet-)?ports$":  
> 
> New bindings should only use 'ethernet-ports'.

Ok.

> 
> > +    type: object
> > +    additionalProperties: true  
> 
> But what's this for? I thought you had some constrants for phy-mode
> and phy-handle?
> 

I've prepared following changes:

--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ description:
 
 $ref: ethernet-switch.yaml#/$defs/ethernet-ports
 
-patternProperties:
-  "^(ethernet-)?ports$":
-    type: object
-    additionalProperties: true
-
 properties:
   compatible:
     const: nxp,imx28-mtip-switch
@@ -55,6 +50,26 @@ properties:
 
   pinctrl-names: true
 
+  ethernet-ports:
+    type: object
+    additionalProperties: true
+    properties:
+      ethernet-port:
+        type: object
+        unevaluatedProperties: false
+
+        properties:
+          reg:
+            items:
+              - enum: [1, 2]
+            description: MTIP L2 switch port number
+
+        required:
+          - reg
+          - label
+          - phy-mode
+          - phy-handle
+
   mdio:
     type: object
     $ref: mdio.yaml#
@@ -71,7 +86,7 @@ required:
   - mdio
   - ethernet-ports
 
-additionalProperties: false
+unevaluatedProperties: false
 
 examples:

To be applied on top of this patch. It takes into account the
"required:" for 'ethernet-port' and also reuses the 
$ref: ethernet-switch.yaml#/$defs/ethernet-ports

Last, but not least:
make dt_binding_check DT_SCHEMA_FILES=nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
make CHECK_DTBS=y DT_SCHEMA_FILES=nxp,imx28-mtip-switch.yaml
nxp/mxs/imx28-xea.dtb

show no errors.

> > +
> > +properties:
> > +  compatible:
> > +    const: nxp,imx28-mtip-switch
> > +
> > +  reg:
> > +    maxItems: 1
> > +
> > +  phy-supply:
> > +    description:
> > +      Regulator that powers Ethernet PHYs.
> > +
> > +  clocks:
> > +    items:
> > +      - description: Register accessing clock
> > +      - description: Bus access clock
> > +      - description: Output clock for external device - e.g. PHY
> > source clock
> > +      - description: IEEE1588 timer clock
> > +
> > +  clock-names:
> > +    items:
> > +      - const: ipg
> > +      - const: ahb
> > +      - const: enet_out
> > +      - const: ptp
> > +
> > +  interrupts:
> > +    items:
> > +      - description: Switch interrupt
> > +      - description: ENET0 interrupt
> > +      - description: ENET1 interrupt
> > +
> > +  pinctrl-names: true
> > +
> > +  mdio:
> > +    type: object
> > +    $ref: mdio.yaml#
> > +    unevaluatedProperties: false
> > +    description:
> > +      Specifies the mdio bus in the switch, used as a container
> > for phy nodes. +
> > +required:
> > +  - compatible
> > +  - reg
> > +  - clocks
> > +  - clock-names
> > +  - interrupts
> > +  - mdio
> > +  - ethernet-ports
> > +
> > +additionalProperties: false  
> 
> unevaluatedProperties: false

Ok.

> 
> > +
> > +examples:
> > +  - |
> > +    #include<dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/irq.h>
> > +    switch@800f0000 {
> > +        compatible = "nxp,imx28-mtip-switch";
> > +        reg = <0x800f0000 0x20000>;
> > +        pinctrl-names = "default";
> > +        pinctrl-0 = <&mac0_pins_a>, <&mac1_pins_a>;
> > +        phy-supply = <&reg_fec_3v3>;
> > +        interrupts = <100>, <101>, <102>;
> > +        clocks = <&clks 57>, <&clks 57>, <&clks 64>, <&clks 35>;
> > +        clock-names = "ipg", "ahb", "enet_out", "ptp";
> > +
> > +        ethernet-ports {
> > +            #address-cells = <1>;
> > +            #size-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > +            mtip_port1: ethernet-port@1 {
> > +                reg = <1>;
> > +                label = "lan0";
> > +                local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
> > +                phy-mode = "rmii";
> > +                phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
> > +            };
> > +
> > +            mtip_port2: ethernet-port@2 {
> > +                reg = <2>;
> > +                label = "lan1";
> > +                local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
> > +                phy-mode = "rmii";
> > +                phy-handle = <&ethphy1>;
> > +            };
> > +        };
> > +
> > +        mdio_sw: mdio {
> > +            #address-cells = <1>;
> > +            #size-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > +            reset-gpios = <&gpio2 13 0>;
> > +            reset-delay-us = <25000>;
> > +            reset-post-delay-us = <10000>;
> > +
> > +            ethphy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
> > +                reg = <0>;
> > +            };
> > +
> > +            ethphy1: ethernet-phy@1 {
> > +                reg = <1>;
> > +            };
> > +        };
> > +    };
> > -- 
> > 2.39.5
> >   

Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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