Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] arc_emac: fixes the emac issues oand cleanup emac drivers

From: Sergei Shtylyov <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:46:33 +0300

Hello.

On 3/11/2016 1:55 PM, Caesar Wang wrote:

> This series patches are based on kernel 4.5-rc7+ version.
> Linux version 4.5.0-rc7-next-20160310+ (wxt@nb) (...) #23 SMP Fri Mar 11 15:55:53

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> 1) This series has 6 patches: (1--->6)
> net: arc_emac: make the rockchip emac document more compatible
> net: arc_emac: add phy-reset-* are optional for device tree

    I'm not seeing these patches on netdev...

> net: arc_emac: support the phy reset for emac driver
> net: arc: trivial: cleanup the emac driver
> clk: rockchip: rk3036: fix and add node id for emac clock
> ARM: dts: rockchip: add support emac for RK3036
>
> 2) This series patches have the following decriptions:

    Descriptions.

> Hi Rob, David:
> PATCH[1/6-2/6]: ====>
> net: arc_emac: make the rockchip emac document more compatible
> net: arc_emac: add phy-reset-* are optional for device tree
>
> The patches change the rockchip emac document for more compatible and
> Add the phy-reset-* property for document.
>
> This patch adds the following property for arc_emac.
>
> phy-reset-* include the following:
> 1) phy-reset-gpios:
> The phy-reset-gpios is an optional property for arc emac device tree boot.
> Change the binding document to match the driver code.
>
> 2) phy-reset-duration:
> Different boards may require different phy reset duration. Add property
> phy-reset-duration for device tree probe, so that the boards that need
> a longer reset duration can specify it in their device tree.
>
> 3) phy-reset-active-high:
> We need that for a custom hardware that needs the reverse reset sequence.

    Why not infer this from the "phy-reset-gpios" prop?

MBR, Sergei