2023-02-03 14:16:54

by Janne Grunau

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Subject: [PATCH RFC 1/3] dt-bindings: net: Add network-class schema for mac-address properties

The ethernet-controller schema specifies "mac-address" and
"local-mac-address" but other network devices such as wireless network
adapters use mac addresses as well.
The Devicetree Specification, Release v0.3 specifies in section 4.3.1
a generic "Network Class Binding" with "address-bits", "mac-address",
"local-mac-address" and "max-frame-size". This schema specifies the
"address-bits" property and moves "local-mac-address" and "mac-address"
over from ethernet-controller.yaml.
The schema currently does not restrict MAC address size based on
address-bits.

Signed-off-by: Janne Grunau <[email protected]>
---
.../bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml | 18 +---------
.../devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
index 00be387984ac..a5f6a09dfdea 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
@@ -17,23 +17,6 @@ properties:
$ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
description: Human readable label on a port of a box.

- local-mac-address:
- description:
- Specifies the MAC address that was assigned to the network device.
- $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint8-array
- minItems: 6
- maxItems: 6
-
- mac-address:
- description:
- Specifies the MAC address that was last used by the boot
- program; should be used in cases where the MAC address assigned
- to the device by the boot program is different from the
- local-mac-address property.
- $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint8-array
- minItems: 6
- maxItems: 6
-
max-frame-size:
$ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
description:
@@ -226,6 +209,7 @@ dependencies:
pcs-handle-names: [pcs-handle]

allOf:
+ - $ref: /schemas/net/network-class.yaml#
- if:
properties:
phy-mode:
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..676aec1c458e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/network-class.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Network Class Bindings
+
+maintainers:
+ - Devicetree Specification Mailing List <[email protected]>
+
+properties:
+ address-bits:
+ description:
+ Specifies number of address bits required to address the device described
+ by this node. This property specifies number of bits in MAC address.
+ If unspecified, the default value is 48.
+ default: 48
+ enum: [48, 64]
+
+ local-mac-address:
+ description:
+ Specifies MAC address that was assigned to the network device described by
+ the node containing this property.
+ $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint8-array
+ minItems: 6
+ maxItems: 8
+
+ mac-address:
+ description:
+ Specifies the MAC address that was last used by the boot program. This
+ property should be used in cases where the MAC address assigned to the
+ device by the boot program is different from the
+ local-mac-address property. This property shall be used only if the value
+ differs from local-mac-address property value.
+ $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint8-array
+ minItems: 6
+ maxItems: 8
+
+additionalProperties: true

--
2.39.1



2023-02-03 14:26:04

by Rob Herring

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 1/3] dt-bindings: net: Add network-class schema for mac-address properties

On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 7:56 AM Janne Grunau <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The ethernet-controller schema specifies "mac-address" and
> "local-mac-address" but other network devices such as wireless network
> adapters use mac addresses as well.
> The Devicetree Specification, Release v0.3 specifies in section 4.3.1
> a generic "Network Class Binding" with "address-bits", "mac-address",
> "local-mac-address" and "max-frame-size". This schema specifies the
> "address-bits" property and moves "local-mac-address" and "mac-address"
> over from ethernet-controller.yaml.
> The schema currently does not restrict MAC address size based on
> address-bits.
>
> Signed-off-by: Janne Grunau <[email protected]>
> ---
> .../bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml | 18 +---------
> .../devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
> index 00be387984ac..a5f6a09dfdea 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
> @@ -17,23 +17,6 @@ properties:
> $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> description: Human readable label on a port of a box.
>
> - local-mac-address:
> - description:
> - Specifies the MAC address that was assigned to the network device.
> - $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint8-array
> - minItems: 6
> - maxItems: 6
> -
> - mac-address:
> - description:
> - Specifies the MAC address that was last used by the boot
> - program; should be used in cases where the MAC address assigned
> - to the device by the boot program is different from the
> - local-mac-address property.
> - $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint8-array
> - minItems: 6
> - maxItems: 6
> -
> max-frame-size:
> $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> description:
> @@ -226,6 +209,7 @@ dependencies:
> pcs-handle-names: [pcs-handle]
>
> allOf:
> + - $ref: /schemas/net/network-class.yaml#
> - if:
> properties:
> phy-mode:
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..676aec1c458e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/network-class.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Network Class Bindings
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Devicetree Specification Mailing List <[email protected]>
> +
> +properties:
> + address-bits:
> + description:
> + Specifies number of address bits required to address the device described
> + by this node. This property specifies number of bits in MAC address.
> + If unspecified, the default value is 48.

You can drop the last sentence.

> + default: 48
> + enum: [48, 64]

I wonder if we should just deprecate this property. I see 1 occurrence
and no consumer in the kernel tree at least. I guess one could set the
length, but not have mac addresses in the DT. Otherwise you could just
infer the length from the property length. Anyways, a conversation for
another time I guess.

Rob

2023-02-03 21:10:24

by Krzysztof Kozlowski

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 1/3] dt-bindings: net: Add network-class schema for mac-address properties

On 03/02/2023 14:56, Janne Grunau wrote:
> The ethernet-controller schema specifies "mac-address" and
> "local-mac-address" but other network devices such as wireless network
> adapters use mac addresses as well.
> The Devicetree Specification, Release v0.3 specifies in section 4.3.1
> a generic "Network Class Binding" with "address-bits", "mac-address",
> "local-mac-address" and "max-frame-size". This schema specifies the
> "address-bits" property and moves "local-mac-address" and "mac-address"
> over from ethernet-controller.yaml.
> The schema currently does not restrict MAC address size based on
> address-bits.

A nit below

> phy-mode:
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..676aec1c458e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/network-class.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/network-class.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Network Class Bindings

s/Bindings/Common Properties/
Best regards,
Krzysztof