[PATCH v4 11/13] ARM: dts: aspeed: facebook-fuji: Include facebook-fuji-data64.dts

Guenter Roeck linux at roeck-us.net
Tue Oct 14 14:20:02 AEDT 2025


On 10/13/25 18:15, Tao Ren wrote:
> Hi Guenter,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 05:20:57PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 10:56:13PM -0700, rentao.bupt at gmail.com wrote:
>>> From: Tao Ren <rentao.bupt at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Include "facebook-fuji-data64.dts" in facebook-fuji dts to avoid
>>> duplicated code.
>>>
>>> Fuji-data64 and Fuji are identical except the BMC flash layout.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Tao Ren <rentao.bupt at gmail.com>
>>
>> With this patch in the mainline kernel, the Ethernet interface I use for
>> testing does not come online when loading fuji-bmc in qemu.
>>
>> Reverting this patch fixes the problem.
>>
>> Looking into this patch,
>>
>>> -
>>> -#include <dt-bindings/leds/common.h>
>>> -#include "ast2600-facebook-netbmc-common.dtsi"
>>> +#include "aspeed-bmc-facebook-fuji-data64.dts"
>>>   
>> ...
>>> -&mac3 {
>>> -	status = "okay";
>>> -	phy-mode = "rgmii";
>>> -	phy-handle = <&ethphy3>;
>>> -	pinctrl-names = "default";
>>> -	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_rgmii4_default>;
>>> -};
>>
>> I don't see this in aspeed-bmc-facebook-fuji-data64.dts, meaning that
>> interface is now disabled. Adding it back in fixes the problem.
>> Also, MAC3 is explicitly enabled for fuji-bmc in qemu.
>>
>> Was the interface disabled on purpose ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Guenter
> 
> The mac3 interface was removed in the latest patch (v4) per Andrew Lunn's
> feedback, because the rgmii setting is incorrect.
> 
> I was planning to add mac3 back as soon as rgmii support is properly
> handled in aspeed mac driver, but kindly let me know if you have other
> suggestions.
> 

All I can say is that it worked just fine with the qemu emulation,
and that it is broken now. Since it was broken on purpose I guess I'll
have to find a workaround or stop testing network interfaces with
that emulation entirely.

Guenter



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