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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
index 3a6916909d90..08dd263beeb9 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ The following properties are common to the Ethernet controllers:
property;
- 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 ePAPR).
+ 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:
* "mii"
@@ -32,9 +33,11 @@ The following properties are common to the Ethernet controllers:
* "2000base-x",
* "2500base-x",
* "rxaui"
-- phy-connection-type: the same as "phy-mode" property but described in ePAPR;
+- phy-connection-type: the same as "phy-mode" property but described in the
+ Devicetree Specification;
- phy-handle: phandle, specifies a reference to a node representing a PHY
- device; this property is described in ePAPR and so preferred;
+ device; this property is described in the Devicetree Specification and so
+ preferred;
- phy: the same as "phy-handle" property, not recommended for new bindings.
- phy-device: the same as "phy-handle" property, not recommended for new
bindings.