Re: [PATCH v2 24/24] ARM: dts: zte: Add ZTE ZXHN H3600 board

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Wed Oct 14 2026 - 09:01:25 EST


> +&gmac_port4 {
> + label = "wan";
> + phy-handle = <&phy8>;
> + phy-mode = "gmii";
> + nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_tag_1e 1>;
> + nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
> + status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&mdio {
> + /* the ZX5201 WAN PHY */
> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + pinctrl-0 = <&ext_phy_pins>;
> + status = "okay";
> +
> + /* external Sanechips ZX5201; its SerDes answers on address 9 */
> + phy8: ethernet-phy@8 {
> + reg = <8>;
> + };

You have phy-mode == gmii. Such a PHY does not need a SERDES. We need
a better understanding of what is actually used here.

Andrew