Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net 2/4] dt-bindings: net: Document fsl,erratum-a009885

From: Rob Herring <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 20:08:20 -0600

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 10:50:51PM +0100, Tobias Waldekranz wrote:
> Update FMan binding documentation with the newly added workaround for
> erratum A-009885.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tobias Waldekranz <[email-masked]>
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt
> index c00fb0d22c7b..020337f3c05f 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl-fman.txt
> @@ -410,6 +410,15 @@ PROPERTIES
>  		The settings and programming routines for internal/external
>  		MDIO are different. Must be included for internal MDIO.
>  
> +- fsl,erratum-a009885

Adding errata properties doesn't work because then you have to update 
your dtb to fix the issue where as if you use the compatible property 
(specific to the SoC) you can fix the issue with just a (stable) kernel 
update.

Yes, I see we already have some, but doesn't mean we need more of them.

> +		Usage: optional
> +		Value type: <boolean>
> +		Definition: Indicates the presence of the A009885
> +		erratum describing that the contents of MDIO_DATA may
> +		become corrupt unless it is read within 16 MDC cycles
> +		of MDIO_CFG[BSY] being cleared, when performing an
> +		MDIO read operation.
> +
>  - fsl,erratum-a011043
>  		Usage: optional
>  		Value type: <boolean>
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 
>