Thread (11 messages) 11 messages, 3 authors, 2025-06-30

Re: [PATCH net v3 1/4] net: phy: MII-Lite PHY interface mode

From: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
Date: 2025-06-30 13:11:26
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Hi Kamil,

On Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:30:30 +0200
Kamil Horák - 2N [off-list ref] wrote:
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 MII-Lite interface mode, especially for Broadcom two-wire PHYs.

Signed-off-by: Kamil Horák - 2N <redacted>
I'm OK with that :)

Reviewed-by: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>

Maxime
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