netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 10/10] net: stmmac: dwmac-loongson: Add GNET support

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Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:07:24 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Feiyang Chen <chenfeiyang@...ngson.cn>
Cc: hkallweit1@...il.com, peppe.cavallaro@...com,
	alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com, joabreu@...opsys.com,
	chenhuacai@...ngson.cn, linux@...linux.org.uk, dongbiao@...ngson.cn,
	loongson-kernel@...ts.loongnix.cn, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	loongarch@...ts.linux.dev, chris.chenfeiyang@...il.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 10/10] net: stmmac: dwmac-loongson: Add GNET support

On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 10:49:38AM +0800, Feiyang Chen wrote:
> Add GNET support. Use the fix_mac_speed() callback to workaround
> issues with the Loongson PHY.

What are the issues?

> +static void loongson_gnet_fix_speed(void *priv, unsigned int speed)
> +{
> +	struct net_device *ndev = (struct net_device *)(*(unsigned long *)priv);
> +	struct stmmac_priv *ptr = netdev_priv(ndev);
> +
> +	if (speed == SPEED_1000)
> +		if (readl(ptr->ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG) & (1 << 15) /* PS */)
> +			phy_restart_aneg(ndev->phydev);

This needs a comment at least, but if you explain what is actually
FUBAR in this PHY, we might be able to tell you a better way to work
around its problems.

> +static int loongson_gnet_data(struct pci_dev *pdev,
> +			      struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat)
> +{
> +	common_default_data(pdev, plat);
> +
> +	plat->mdio_bus_data->phy_mask = 0xfffffffb;
> +
> +	plat->phy_addr = 2;
> +	plat->phy_interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII;

You would normally get this from DT. Is the PHY integrated? Is it
really using GMII, or would PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL be better?

       Andrew