netdev - Re: CRC errors between mvneta and macb

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Date:   Tue, 23 Oct 2018 08:58:10 +0200
From:   Richard Genoud <richard.genoud@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...tlin.com>,
        Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        Yelena Krivosheev <yelena@...vell.com>,
        Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>,
        Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CRC errors between mvneta and macb

Le 22/10/2018 à 20:19, Andrew Lunn a écrit :
>> I dug more on the subject, and I think I found what Marvell's PHY/MAC
>> doesn't like.
> 
> Hi Richard
> 
> What PHY is being used?
> 
88E1512-NNP2

>> After analyzing the ethernet frame on the Davicom PHY's output (pin
>> TX+), I find out that the FCS errors occurs when the ethernet preamble
>> is longer than 56bits. (something like 58 or 60 bits)
> 
> Some Marvell PHYs have a register bit which might be of interest: Page
> 2, register 16, bit 6.
> 
> 0 = Pad odd nibble preambles in copper receive packets.
> 1 = Pass as is and do not pad odd nibble preambles in
> 
>   Andrew
> 

Thanks, I'll look into that.

Richard