Re: [PATCH v10] net: mdio: Add RTL9300 MDIO driver

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 07:54:39PM +0000, Chris Packham wrote:
> +cc netdev, lkml
> 
> On 14/03/2025 01:34, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> >> +	/* Put the interfaces into C45 mode if required */
> >> +	glb_ctrl_mask = GENMASK(19, 16);
> >> +	for (i = 0; i < MAX_SMI_BUSSES; i++)
> >> +		if (priv->smi_bus_is_c45[i])
> >> +			glb_ctrl_val |= GLB_CTRL_INTF_SEL(i);
> >> +
> >> +	fwnode_for_each_child_node(node, child)
> >> +		if (fwnode_device_is_compatible(child, "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c45"))
> >> +			priv->smi_bus_is_c45[mdio_bus] = true;
> >> +
> > This needs more explanation. Some PHYs mix C22 and C45, e.g. the > 1G
> > speed support registers are in the C45 address space, but <= 1G is in
> > the C22 space. And 1G PHYs which support EEE need access to C45 space
> > for the EEE registers.
> 
> Ah good point. The MDIO interfaces are either in GPHY (i.e. clause 22) 
> or 10GPHY mode (i.e. clause 45). This does mean we can't support support 
> both c45 and c22 on the same MDIO bus (whether that's one PHY that 
> supports both or two different PHYs). I'll add a comment to that effect 
> and I should probably only provide bus->read/write or 
> bus->read_c45/write_c45 depending on the mode.

Is there more to it than this? Because why not just set the mode per
bus transaction?

	Andrew