net: add comments to phy APIs

Added a comment on the limitations of phy_find_by_mask API when scanning
MDIO buses with multiple PHYs present.  Added short descriptions to the
other APIs in phy.h for consistency.

Signed-off-by: Alex Marginean <alexm.osslist@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Joe Hershberger <joe.hershberger@ni.com>
Reviewed-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
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Alex Marginean 2019-07-11 18:32:56 +03:00 committed by Joe Hershberger
parent 3bf135b6c3
commit c38ac2893c

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@ -246,15 +246,71 @@ static inline int is_10g_interface(phy_interface_t interface)
#endif
/**
* phy_init() - Initializes the PHY drivers
*
* This function registers all available PHY drivers
*
* @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
*/
int phy_init(void);
/**
* phy_reset() - Resets the specified PHY
*
* Issues a reset of the PHY and waits for it to complete
*
* @phydev: PHY to reset
* @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
*/
int phy_reset(struct phy_device *phydev);
/**
* phy_find_by_mask() - Searches for a PHY on the specified MDIO bus
*
* The function checks the PHY addresses flagged in phy_mask and returns a
* phy_device pointer if it detects a PHY.
* This function should only be called if just one PHY is expected to be present
* in the set of addresses flagged in phy_mask. If multiple PHYs are present,
* it is undefined which of these PHYs is returned.
*
* @bus: MII/MDIO bus to scan
* @phy_mask: bitmap of PYH addresses to scan
* @interface: type of MAC-PHY interface
* @return pointer to phy_device if a PHY is found, or NULL otherwise
*/
struct phy_device *phy_find_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus, unsigned phy_mask,
phy_interface_t interface);
#ifdef CONFIG_DM_ETH
/**
* phy_connect_dev() - Associates the given pair of PHY and Ethernet devices
* @phydev: PHY device
* @dev: Ethernet device
*/
void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct udevice *dev);
/**
* phy_connect() - Creates a PHY device for the Ethernet interface
*
* Creates a PHY device for the PHY at the given address, if one doesn't exist
* already, and associates it with the Ethernet device.
* The function may be called with addr <= 0, in this case addr value is ignored
* and the bus is scanned to detect a PHY. Scanning should only be used if only
* one PHY is expected to be present on the MDIO bus, otherwise it is undefined
* which PHY is returned.
*
* @bus: MII/MDIO bus that hosts the PHY
* @addr: PHY address on MDIO bus
* @dev: Ethernet device to associate to the PHY
* @interface: type of MAC-PHY interface
* @return pointer to phy_device if a PHY is found, or NULL otherwise
*/
struct phy_device *phy_connect(struct mii_dev *bus, int addr,
struct udevice *dev,
phy_interface_t interface);
static inline ofnode phy_get_ofnode(struct phy_device *phydev)
{
if (ofnode_valid(phydev->node))
@ -263,10 +319,34 @@ static inline ofnode phy_get_ofnode(struct phy_device *phydev)
return dev_ofnode(phydev->dev);
}
#else
/**
* phy_connect_dev() - Associates the given pair of PHY and Ethernet devices
* @phydev: PHY device
* @dev: Ethernet device
*/
void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct eth_device *dev);
/**
* phy_connect() - Creates a PHY device for the Ethernet interface
*
* Creates a PHY device for the PHY at the given address, if one doesn't exist
* already, and associates it with the Ethernet device.
* The function may be called with addr <= 0, in this case addr value is ignored
* and the bus is scanned to detect a PHY. Scanning should only be used if only
* one PHY is expected to be present on the MDIO bus, otherwise it is undefined
* which PHY is returned.
*
* @bus: MII/MDIO bus that hosts the PHY
* @addr: PHY address on MDIO bus
* @dev: Ethernet device to associate to the PHY
* @interface: type of MAC-PHY interface
* @return pointer to phy_device if a PHY is found, or NULL otherwise
*/
struct phy_device *phy_connect(struct mii_dev *bus, int addr,
struct eth_device *dev,
phy_interface_t interface);
static inline ofnode phy_get_ofnode(struct phy_device *phydev)
{
return ofnode_null();