[PATCH 1/4] powerpc: document max-speed and interface-type properties

Kim Phillips kim.phillips at freescale.com
Thu Apr 12 08:56:07 EST 2007


On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:45:36 +0200
"Joakim Tjernlund" <joakim.tjernlund at transmode.se> wrote:

> 
> > +   - interface-type : a string naming the controller/PHY 
> > interface type,
> > +     i.e., one of "mii", "gmii", "sgmii", "tbi", "rmii", 
> > "rgmii", or "rtbi".
> 
> Hmm, what if I have a direct MII to MII connection without a PHY in between?

that would depend on the connection itself (and how you wanted your UCC configured).  It would still be one of the above, since those are what the UCC supports.

> Will this support such a "fixed" connection?

I don't see why not.

> How do I express that in OF speak?

omit the PHY node?

Kim



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