linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: mdio: mux-meson-gxl: set 28th bit in eth

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Message-ID: <Z-qeXK2BlCAR1M0F@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:53:32 +0100
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc: Christian Hewitt <christianshewitt@...il.com>,
	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	"David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
	Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>,
	Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Da Xue <da@...re.computer>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: mdio: mux-meson-gxl: set 28th bit in eth_reg2

On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 03:43:26PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 07:44:20AM +0000, Christian Hewitt wrote:
> > From: Da Xue <da@...re.computer>
> > 
> > This bit is necessary to enable packets on the interface. Without this
> > bit set, ethernet behaves as if it is working, but no activity occurs.
> > 
> > The vendor SDK sets this bit along with the PHY_ID bits. U-boot also
> > sets this bit, but if u-boot is not compiled with networking support
> > the interface will not work.
> > 
> > Fixes: 9a24e1ff4326 ("net: mdio: add amlogic gxl mdio mux support");
> > Signed-off-by: Da Xue <da@...re.computer>
> > Signed-off-by: Christian Hewitt <christianshewitt@...il.com>
> > ---
> > Resending on behalf of Da Xue who has email sending issues.
> > Changes since v1 [0]:
> > - Remove blank line between Fixes and SoB tags
> > - Submit without mail server mangling the patch
> > - Minor tweaks to subject line and commit message
> > - CC to stable@...r.kernel.org
> > 
> > [0] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-amlogic/patch/CACqvRUbx-KsrMwCHYQS6eGXBohynD8Q1CQx=8=9VhqZi13BCQQ@mail.gmail.com/
> > 
> >  drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux-meson-gxl.c | 3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux-meson-gxl.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux-meson-gxl.c
> > index 00c66240136b..fc5883387718 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux-meson-gxl.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux-meson-gxl.c
> > @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
> >  #define  REG2_LEDACT		GENMASK(23, 22)
> >  #define  REG2_LEDLINK		GENMASK(25, 24)
> >  #define  REG2_DIV4SEL		BIT(27)
> > +#define  REG2_RESERVED_28	BIT(28)
> 
> It must have some meaning, it cannot be reserved. So lets try to find
> a better name.

Indeed, that was my thoughts as well, but Andrew got his reply in
before I got around to replying!

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