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| author | Matthias Schiffer <matthias.schiffer@ew.tq-group.com> | 2025-06-24 12:53:34 +0200 |
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| committer | Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> | 2025-06-26 14:49:10 +0200 |
| commit | e02adac7c84bf2883ce5d5a828a03871c0c1d4f9 (patch) | |
| tree | 0f9b811ef8cedfcc53ff173de8271cc0621371c6 /Documentation/dev-tools | |
| parent | ca13b249f291f4920466638d1adbfb3f9c8db6e9 (diff) | |
checkpatch: check for comment explaining rgmii(|-rxid|-txid) PHY modes
Historically, the RGMII PHY modes specified in Device Trees have been
used inconsistently, often referring to the usage of delays on the PHY
side rather than describing the board; many drivers still implement this
incorrectly.
Require a comment in Devices Trees using these modes (usually mentioning
that the delay is realized on the PCB), so we can avoid adding more
incorrect uses (or will at least notice which drivers still need to be
fixed).
Suggested-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: Matthias Schiffer <matthias.schiffer@ew.tq-group.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/bc112b8aa510cf9df9ab33178d122f234d0aebf7.1750756583.git.matthias.schiffer@ew.tq-group.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/dev-tools')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst index 76bd0ddb0041..d5c47e560324 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst @@ -495,6 +495,15 @@ Comments See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20131006222342.GT19510@leaf/ + **UNCOMMENTED_RGMII_MODE** + Historically, the RGMII PHY modes specified in Device Trees have been + used inconsistently, often referring to the usage of delays on the PHY + side rather than describing the board. + + PHY modes "rgmii", "rgmii-rxid" and "rgmii-txid" modes require the clock + signal to be delayed on the PCB; this unusual configuration should be + described in a comment. If they are not (meaning that the delay is realized + internally in the MAC or PHY), "rgmii-id" is the correct PHY mode. Commit message -------------- |