Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] dt-bindings: net: document Microchip PIC64-HPSC/HX MDIO controller
From: Conor Dooley
Date: Wed Mar 18 2026 - 14:18:38 EST
On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 11:46:09AM -0700, Charles Perry wrote:
> This MDIO hardware is based on a Microsemi design supported in Linux by
> mdio-mscc-miim.c. However, The register interface is completely different
> with pic64hpsc, hence the need for separate documentation.
>
> The hardware supports C22 and C45.
>
> The documentation recommends an input clock of 156.25MHz and a prescaler
> of 39, which yields an MDIO clock of 1.95MHz.
>
> The hardware supports an interrupt pin to signal transaction completion
> which is not strictly needed as the software can also poll a "TRIGGER"
> bit for this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Charles Perry <charles.perry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../net/microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio.yaml | 61 +++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..21c76199c11b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Microchip PIC64-HPSC/HX MDIO controller
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Charles Perry <charles.perry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description: |
> + Microchip PIC64-HPSC/HX SoCs have two MDIO bus controller. This MDIO bus
> + controller supports C22 and C45 register access. It is named "MDIO Initiator"
> + in the documentation.
> +
> +allOf:
> + - $ref: mdio.yaml#
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + oneOf:
> + - const: microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio
> + - items:
> + - const: microchip,pic64hx-mdio
> + - const: microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio
> +
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + clocks:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + clock-frequency: true
Does this genuinely have no constraints?
> +
> + interrupts:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - reg
> +
> +unevaluatedProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + bus {
> + #address-cells = <2>;
> + #size-cells = <2>;
> +
> + mdio@4000C21E000 {
> + compatible = "microchip,pic64hpsc-mdio";
> + reg = <0x400 0x0C21E000 0x0 0x1000>;
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
> + reg = <0>;
> + };
> + };
> + };
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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