Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] dt-bindings: net: qca,ar803x: Add IPQ5018 Internal GE PHY support

From: George Moussalem
Date: Mon Jun 09 2025 - 08:20:44 EST




On 6/9/25 16:16, Andrew Lunn wrote:
+ - |
+ #include <dt-bindings/reset/qcom,gcc-ipq5018.h>
+
+ mdio {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ /* add alias to set qcom,dac-preset-short-cable on boards that need it */
+ ge_phy: ethernet-phy@7 {
+ compatible = "ethernet-phy-id004d.d0c0";
+ reg = <7>;
+
+ resets = <&gcc GCC_GEPHY_MISC_ARES>;

What do you mean by 'alias' here?

I mean node label. Since it was asked whether it's needed, I added a comment to say why, so that boards can reference it to set the qcom,dac-preset-short-cable property in the DTS as needed.


Andrew

Best regards,
George