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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
index cfc376bc977a..e88c3641d613 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
@@ -4,21 +4,22 @@ NOTE: All 'phy*' properties documented below are Ethernet specific. For the
generic PHY 'phys' property, see
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/phy-bindings.txt.
-- local-mac-address: array of 6 bytes, specifies the MAC address that was
- assigned to the network device;
- mac-address: array of 6 bytes, 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;
-- nvmem-cells: phandle, reference to an nvmem node for the MAC address;
-- nvmem-cell-names: string, should be "mac-address" if nvmem is to be used;
+- local-mac-address: array of 6 bytes, specifies the MAC address that was
+ assigned to the network device;
+- nvmem-cells: phandle, reference to an nvmem node for the MAC address
+- nvmem-cell-names: string, should be "mac-address" if nvmem is to be used
- max-speed: number, specifies maximum speed in Mbit/s supported by the device;
- max-frame-size: number, maximum transfer unit (IEEE defined MTU), rather than
the maximum frame size (there's contradiction in the Devicetree
Specification).
- phy-mode: string, operation mode of the PHY interface. This is now a de-facto
standard property; supported values are:
- * "internal"
+ * "internal" (Internal means there is not a standard bus between the MAC and
+ the PHY, something proprietary is being used to embed the PHY in the MAC.)
* "mii"
* "gmii"
* "sgmii"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/phy-bindings.txt.
* "smii"
* "xgmii"
* "trgmii"
- * "2000base-x",
+ * "1000base-x",
* "2500base-x",
* "rxaui"
* "xaui"