Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] dt-bindings: net: meson-dwmac: add T7 support

[Lucas Tanure <tanure@linux.com>]

On 04/10/2026 15:06, Lucas Tanure wrote:
> On 24/09/2026 18:21, Conor Dooley wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 05:51:09AM +0000, Xianwei Zhao via B4 Relay 
>> wrote:
>>> From: Xianwei Zhao <xianwei.zhao@amlogic.com>
>>>
>>> Add the T7 compatible to the Meson DWMAC binding.
>>>
>>> The T7 DWMAC controller requires the following compatible combination:
>>>
>>> amlogic,t7-dwmac
>>> amlogic,meson-axg-dwmac
>>> snps,dwmac-4.00
>>>
>>> Add a conditional schema check to enforce this compatible combination
>>> when amlogic,t7-dwmac is used.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Xianwei Zhao <xianwei.zhao@amlogic.com>
>>> ---
>>>   .../devicetree/bindings/net/amlogic,meson-dwmac.yaml    | 17 ++++++ 
>>> +++++++++++
>>>   1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/amlogic,meson- 
>>> dwmac.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/amlogic,meson- 
>>> dwmac.yaml
>>> index 5c91716d1f21..b529ca5577a9 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/amlogic,meson-dwmac.yaml
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/amlogic,meson-dwmac.yaml
>>> @@ -23,11 +23,24 @@ select:
>>>             - amlogic,meson-gxbb-dwmac
>>>             - amlogic,meson-axg-dwmac
>>>             - amlogic,meson-g12a-dwmac
>>> +          - amlogic,t7-dwmac
>>>     required:
>>>       - compatible
>>>   allOf:
>>>     - $ref: snps,dwmac.yaml#
>>> +  - if:
>>> +      properties:
>>> +        compatible:
>>> +          contains:
>>> +            const: amlogic,t7-dwmac
>>> +    then:
>>> +      properties:
>>> +        compatible:
>>> +          items:
>>> +            - const: amlogic,t7-dwmac
>>> +            - const: amlogic,meson-axg-dwmac
>>> +            - const: snps,dwmac-4.00
>>
>> This is not how fallback compatibles are described.
>>
>> Instead of doing this, which affects all other compatibles in the file
>> by allowing dwmac-4.00 for all devices, please do this the normal way.
>> dwmac isn't special, it's just this binding that's weird!
>> Can whats currently in the binding (before this patch) be largely
>> replaced by just doing:
>>    compatible:
>>      oneOf:
>>        - items:
>>            - enum:
>>                - amlogic,meson8b-dwmac
>>                - amlogic,meson-gxbb-dwmac
>>                - amlogic,meson-axg-dwmac
>>                - amlogic,meson-g12a-dwmac
>>            - const: snps,dwmac-3.70a
>>            - const: snps,dwmac
>>        - items:
>>            - enum:
>>                - amlogic,meson6-dwmac
>>                - amlogic,meson8m2-dwmac
>>            - const: snps,dwmac
>>
>> You'll have to check this yourself against the amlogic devicetrees and
>> see if this is correct, but with this you should be able to add your new
>> device without doing anything special.
> 
> I have the same patch in my T7 work and checked it against the amlogic 
> device trees: meson6 and meson8m2 use the two entry form, the rest add 
> snps,dwmac-3.70a. dt_binding_check and dtbs_check are clean. The example 
> needs fixing.
> 
> Xianwei, from my VIM4: the MAC reports Synopsys ID 0x51, DWMAC_CORE_5_10
> in common.h, so the core is 5.10a, not 4.00. And the controller reaches
> DRAM through a pipeline stage. Nothing claims its gate, sys_ampipe_eth,
> so clk_disable_unused switches it off. My node lists it as a fourth
> clock. Does the AN400 differ?
> 
> I will send my series today so the code is on the list. Not a race: I
> will drop or rebase whatever overlaps once you tell me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lucas
My Ethernet patches 
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-amlogic/20261004144046.391444-1-tanure@linux.com 


> 
>>
>> pw-bot: changes-requested
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Conor.
>>
>>>     - if:
>>>         properties:
>>>           compatible:
>>> @@ -38,6 +51,7 @@ allOf:
>>>                 - amlogic,meson-gxbb-dwmac
>>>                 - amlogic,meson-axg-dwmac
>>>                 - amlogic,meson-g12a-dwmac
>>> +              - amlogic,t7-dwmac
>>>       then:
>>>         properties:
>>> @@ -93,6 +107,7 @@ allOf:
>>>                 - amlogic,meson8m2-dwmac
>>>                 - amlogic,meson-gxbb-dwmac
>>>                 - amlogic,meson-axg-dwmac
>>> +              - amlogic,t7-dwmac
>>>       then:
>>>         properties:
>>>           rx-internal-delay-ps:
>>> @@ -139,8 +154,10 @@ properties:
>>>             - amlogic,meson-gxbb-dwmac
>>>             - amlogic,meson-axg-dwmac
>>>             - amlogic,meson-g12a-dwmac
>>> +          - amlogic,t7-dwmac
>>>       contains:
>>>         enum:
>>> +        - snps,dwmac-4.00
>>>           - snps,dwmac-3.70a
>>>           - snps,dwmac
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> 2.52.0
>>>
>>>


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