Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] dt-bindings: net: qca,ar803x: Add IPQ5018 Internal GE PHY support

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

On Mon, Jun 09, 2025 at 04:20:12PM +0400, George Moussalem wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/9/25 16:16, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > +  - |
> > > +    #include <dt-bindings/reset/qcom,gcc-ipq5018.h>
> > > +
> > > +    mdio {
> > > +        #address-cells = <1>;
> > > +        #size-cells = <0>;
> > > +
> > > +        /* add alias to set qcom,dac-preset-short-cable on boards that need it */
> > > +        ge_phy: ethernet-phy@7 {
> > > +            compatible = "ethernet-phy-id004d.d0c0";
> > > +            reg = <7>;
> > > +
> > > +            resets = <&gcc GCC_GEPHY_MISC_ARES>;
> > 
> > What do you mean by 'alias' here?
> 
> I mean node label. Since it was asked whether it's needed, I added a comment
> to say why, so that boards can reference it to set the
> qcom,dac-preset-short-cable property in the DTS as needed.

Ah, O.K.

Since this is internal, it is in the SoC .dtsi file. A board would
need to add the property in its .dts file, and so need a label.

The example itself does not need it, but the real version does. If it
was one of the DT Maintainers who asked for it, then O.K. 

	Andrew