[PATCH 2/2] ARM: dts: aspeed: add device tree for ASRock Rack ALTRAD8 BMC

Andrew Lunn andrew at lunn.ch
Tue Sep 16 10:37:02 AEST 2025


On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 06:26:04PM -0600, Rebecca Cran wrote:
> On 9/11/25 08:09, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > There is no phy-handle here, and no mdio node in this file. What is
> > the MAC connected to? Does it connect to the hosts Ethernet interface?
> 
> Yes, it's connected to one of the host's 10Gb Ethernet interfaces.

O.K. Maybe add a comment please.

> > RGMII pinctrl is referenced here. This opens up the question about
> > RGMII delays. What is this MAC connected to?
> 
> It's the AST2500 MAC2, connected to the management LAN ethernet port.

And does it have a PHY? On an MDIO bus? Unless i'm mistaken, you don't
describe the PHY, a phy-handle pointing to the PHY, and don't have
phy-mode = 'rgmii-id'.

	Andrew


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