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authorSean Anderson2022-09-02 18:02:39 -0400
committerDavid S. Miller2022-09-05 14:30:42 +0100
commit05ad5d4581c3c1cc724fe50d4652833fb9f3037b (patch)
treeaaf17b642d240573d059b468e800e8e288ac879f /Documentation
parentab526eaa84b90963a54f4f22891a11ef7288196c (diff)
net: phy: Add 1000BASE-KX interface mode
Add 1000BASE-KX interface mode. This 1G backplane ethernet as described in clause 70. Clause 73 autonegotiation is mandatory, and only full duplex operation is supported. Although at the PMA level this interface mode is identical to 1000BASE-X, it uses a different form of in-band autonegation. This justifies a separate interface mode, since the interface mode (along with the MLO_AN_* autonegotiation mode) sets the type of autonegotiation which will be used on a link. This results in more than just electrical differences between the link modes. With regard to 1000BASE-X, 1000BASE-KX holds a similar position to SGMII: same signaling, but different autonegotiation. PCS drivers (which typically handle in-band autonegotiation) may only support 1000BASE-X, and not 1000BASE-KX. Similarly, the phy mode is used to configure serdes phys with phy_set_mode_ext. Due to the different electrical standards (SFI or XFI vs Clause 70), they will likely want to use different configuration. Adding a phy interface mode for 1000BASE-KX helps simplify configuration in these areas. Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@seco.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phy.rst b/Documentation/networking/phy.rst
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@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ Some of the interface modes are described below:
PTP-enabled PHYs. This mode isn't compatible with QSGMII, but offers the
same capabilities in terms of link speed and negociation.
+``PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEKX``
+ This is 1000BASE-X as defined by IEEE 802.3 Clause 36 with Clause 73
+ autonegotiation. Generally, it will be used with a Clause 70 PMD. To
+ contrast with the 1000BASE-X phy mode used for Clause 38 and 39 PMDs, this
+ interface mode has different autonegotiation and only supports full duplex.
+
Pause frames / flow control
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