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

Joakim Tjernlund joakim.tjernlund at transmode.se
Thu Apr 12 16:49:13 EST 2007


On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 17:56 -0500, Kim Phillips wrote:
> 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.
> 
Right, should be mii then.

> > Will this support such a "fixed" connection?
> 
> I don't see why not.
Great.
> 
> > How do I express that in OF speak?
> 
> omit the PHY node?
> 
hmm, don't think so. I need to define a pseudo PHY of sorts but I
don't know how yet.

 Jocke

> Kim
> 
> 



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