netdev - RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 02/10] net: phy: phylink: allow 10GKR interface to use in-band negotiation

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:58:24 +0000
From:   Stefan Chulski <stefanc@...vell.com>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...tlin.com>
CC:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "kishon@...com" <kishon@...com>,
        "gregory.clement@...tlin.com" <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        "andrew@...n.ch" <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "jason@...edaemon.net" <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        "sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com" <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com" <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        "maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com" <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>,
        "miquel.raynal@...tlin.com" <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Nadav Haklai <nadavh@...vell.com>,
        Yan Markman <ymarkman@...vell.com>,
        "mw@...ihalf.com" <mw@...ihalf.com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 02/10] net: phy: phylink: allow 10GKR
 interface to use in-band negotiation

> > > There is no inband negotiation like there is with 802.3z or SGMII,
> > > so this makes no sense.
> >
> > Oh, that's what I feared. I read some docs but probably will need more
> > :)
> >
> > Anyway, the reason to use in-band negotiation was also to avoid using
> > fixed-link. It would work but always report the link is up, which for
> > the user isn't a great experience as we have a way to detect this.
> >
> > What would you suggest to achieve this in a reasonable way?
> 
> The intention of this test in phylink_of_phy_connect() is to avoid failing
> when there is no requirement for a PHY to be present (such as a fixed link, or
> an 802.3z link.)  However, with 10G PHYs such as the 3310, we need the PHY
> so we can read the speed from it, and so know whether to downgrade the
> MAC to SGMII mode, or having downgraded the MAC, upgrade it back to 10G
> mode when the PHY switches to 10G.
> 
> I'm guessing that you're wanting this for the DB boards, but I don't see why.
> Do they not have PHYs?

New Solid Run board MACCHIATObin Single Shot doesn't has  3310 PHY either, like DB boards.
https://www.cnx-software.com/2017/12/20/solidrun-macchiatobin-single-shot-networking-board-launched-for-269-and-up/

Stefan,
Best Regards.