[PATCH net-next v3 2/3] dt-bindings: ethernet-phy: add MII-Lite phy interface type

From: Kamil Horák - 2N
Date: Wed Jun 25 2025 - 12:36:13 EST


From: Kamil Horák (2N) <kamilh@xxxxxxxx>

Some Broadcom PHYs are capable to operate in simplified MII mode,
without TXER, RXER, CRS and COL signals as defined for the MII.
The MII-Lite mode can be used on most Ethernet controllers with full
MII interface by just leaving the input signals (RXER, CRS, COL)
inactive. The absence of COL signal makes half-duplex link modes
impossible but does not interfere with BroadR-Reach link modes on
Broadcom PHYs, because they are all full-duplex only.

Add new interface type "mii-lite" to phy-connection-type enum.

Signed-off-by: Kamil Horák (2N) <kamilh@xxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
index 7cbf11bbe99c..66b1cfbbfe22 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ properties:
# MAC.
- internal
- mii
+ - mii-lite
- gmii
- sgmii
- psgmii
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