Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 14/17] dt-bindings: net: pse-pd: Add bindings for PD692x0 PSE controller

From: Oleksij Rempel <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:14:29 +0100

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 05:02:55PM +0100, Kory Maincent wrote:
> Add the PD692x0 I2C Power Sourcing Equipment controller device tree
> bindings documentation.
> 
> This patch is sponsored by Dent Project <[email-masked]>.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <[email-masked]>
> ---
...
> +        pse_pis {
> +          #address-cells = <1>;
> +          #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> +          pse_pi0: pse_pi@0 {
> +            reg = <0>;
> +            #pse-cells = <0>;
> +            pairset-names = "alternative-a", "alternative-b";
> +            pairsets = <&phys0>, <&phys1>;
> +          };
> +          pse_pi1: pse_pi@1 {
> +            reg = <1>;
> +            #pse-cells = <0>;
> +            pairset-names = "alternative-a";
> +            pairsets = <&phys2>;

According to latest discussions, PSE PI nodes will need some
additional, board specific, information:
- this controller do not implements polarity switching, we need to know
  what polarity is implemented on this board. The 802.3 spec provide not
  really consistent names for polarity configurations:
  - Alternative A MDI-X
  - Alternative A MDI
  - Alternative B X
  - Alternative B S
  The board may implement one of polarity configurations per alternative
  or have additional helpers to switch them without using PSE
  controller.
  Even if specification explicitly say:
  "The PD shall be implemented to be insensitive to the polarity of the power
   supply and shall be able to operate per the PD Mode A column and the PD
   Mode B column in Table 33–13"
  it is possible to find reports like this:
  https://community.ui.com/questions/M5-cant-take-reversed-power-polarity-/d834d9a8-579d-4f08-80b1-623806cc5070

  Probably this kind of property is a good fit:
  polarity-supported = "MDI-X", "MDI", "X", "S";

- Except of polarity, we have alternative-b variant with direct or
  phantom feeding (No idea if it is proper description). Theoretically, this
  difference would affect electrical rating specifications.
  For example direct path for alternate-b (10/100Mbit only), would have
  higher rating as the path over coils/magnetics. Practically, vendors do not
  make different ratings for this paths, so no need to care about it for now
  until someone will be able to provide good reason.
  Here is example of RJ45 connector with integrated magnetics with PoE support
  where alternative-a feed over magnetics and alternative-b is feed directly:
  https://www.te.com/commerce/DocumentDelivery/DDEController?Action=srchrtrv&DocNm=5-2337992-4&DocType=Customer+Drawing&DocLang=English&PartCntxt=5-2337992-4&DocFormat=pdf 

  (the last topic is more an answer to my self and for archive :))

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