Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] arm64: dts: rockchip: Add rk3576 evb2 board

[Chaoyi Chen <chaoyi.chen@rock-chips.com>]

Hello Alexey, Andrew,

On 1/8/2026 2:53 PM, Alexey Charkov wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> wrote:
>>
>>> +&gmac0 {
>>> +     clock_in_out = "output";
>>> +     phy-mode = "rgmii-rxid";
>>
>> rgmii-rxid is odd. Does the PCB really have an extra long TX clock
>> line, but a short RX clock line?
>>
>> Try changing this to rgmii-id, and drop the tx_delay property.
> 
> Actually it would be great if Rockchip could clarify the delay
> duration introduced by a single delay element in GMAC-IOMUX delay
> lines, which are controlled in the GMAC driver by the {tx,rx}_delay
> properties. Maybe we could then switch to using
> {tx,rx}_internal_delay_ps for fine-tuning the delays on the GMAC side
> as envisaged in DT bindings [1], and use phy-mode = "rgmii-id"
> throughout. Chaoyi, any chance you could ask around in your hardware
> team?
> 
> Currently though removing the delays at GMAC side altogether causes
> unstable link operation - see [2] for example.
> 
> [1] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml#L342-L347
> [2] https://gitlab.collabora.com/hardware-enablement/rockchip-3588/linux/-/commit/372f3e9ae62cc62cdf2543391ea57be6bb548a0c

Sorry, this problem has been discussed many times before. It's because 
the gmac on the Rockchip platform currently relies on setting the 
corresponding delay via phy-mode [3].

[3] https://lore.kernel.org/all/mqoyjn7mnq6tmt6n6oev4wa3herjaxlupml2fmcampwiajvj4a@r5zs4d3jdm5p/

The delay introduced by the delay line is not absolute. In reality,
it depends on factors such as the chip's design and process technology.

And for RK3576, you can assume that:
	
	time(ns) = 0.0579 * delay_line_count + 0.105

For example, tx_delay = <0x20> means:

	time = 0.0579 * 0x20 + 0.105 ns = 1.9578 ns

And I believe {tx,rx}_internal_delay_ps is indeed a good idea. 
I'll try to add them in v3. Thanks.

-- 
Best, 
Chaoyi