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diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-hns-nic.txt b/kernel/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-hns-nic.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..41d19be70 --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/hisilicon-hns-nic.txt @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +Hisilicon Network Subsystem NIC controller + +Required properties: +- compatible: "hisilicon,hns-nic-v1" or "hisilicon,hns-nic-v2". + "hisilicon,hns-nic-v1" is for hip05. + "hisilicon,hns-nic-v2" is for Hi1610 and Hi1612. +- ae-name: accelerator name who provides this interface, + is simply a name referring to the name of name in the accelerator node. +- port-id: is the index of port provided by DSAF (the accelerator). DSAF can + connect to 8 PHYs. Port 0 to 1 are both used for adminstration purpose. They + are called debug ports. + + The remaining 6 PHYs are taken according to the mode of DSAF. + + In NIC mode of DSAF, all 6 PHYs are taken as ethernet ports to the CPU. The + port-id can be 2 to 7. Here is the diagram: + +-----+---------------+ + | CPU | + +-+-+-+---+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | | | | | | | | + debug service + port port + (0,1) (2-7) + + In Switch mode of DSAF, all 6 PHYs are taken as physical ports connect to a + LAN Switch while the CPU side assume itself have one single NIC connect to + this switch. In this case, the port-id will be 2 only. + +-----+---------------+ + | CPU | + +-+-+-+---+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | | service| port(2) + debug +------------+ + port | switch | + (0,1) +-+-+-+-+-+-++ + | | | | | | + external port + +- local-mac-address: mac addr of the ethernet interface + +Example: + + ethernet@0{ + compatible = "hisilicon,hns-nic-v1"; + ae-name = "dsaf0"; + port-id = <0>; + local-mac-address = [a2 14 e4 4b 56 76]; + }; |