Re: [PATCH net-next v5 02/14] docs: networking: Add PPE driver documentation for Qualcomm IPQ9574 SoC

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Thu Jun 26 2025 - 18:03:25 EST


Hi--

On 6/26/25 7:31 AM, Luo Jie wrote:
> +Below is a simplified hardware diagram of IPQ9574 SoC which includes the PPE engine and
> +other blocks which are in the SoC but outside the PPE engine. These blocks work together
> +to enable the Ethernet for the IPQ SoC::
> +

[snip]

> + | | +-------------------------+ +---------+ +---------+ | |
> + | |125/312.5M clk| (PCS0) | | (PCS1) | | (PCS2) | pcs ops | |
> + | +--------------+ UNIPHY0 | | UNIPHY1 | | UNIPHY2 |<--------+ |
> + +--------------->| | | | | | |
> + | 31.25M ref clk +-------------------------+ +---------+ +---------+ |
> + | | | | | | | |
> + | +-----------------------------------------------------+ |
> + |25/50M ref clk| +-------------------------+ +------+ +------+ | link |
> + +------------->| | QUAD PHY | | PHY4 | | PHY5 | |---------+
> + | +-------------------------+ +------+ +------+ | change
> + | |
> + | MDIO bus |
> + +-----------------------------------------------------+

Does the 'M' on the clk signals on the left side mean megahertz (MHz)?
I guess that it does, but it was a little confusing when I first saw it.

Thanks.
--
~Randy