netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/macb: fix ISR clear-on-write behavior only for some SoC

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Message-ID: <51AD9DE4.7070907@monstr.eu>
Date:	Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:57:24 +0200
From:	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
To:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
CC:	Steffen Trumtrar <s.trumtrar@...gutronix.de>,
	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Hein Tibosch <hein_tibosch@...oo.es>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	michal.simek@...inx.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@...el.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/macb: fix ISR clear-on-write behavior only for some
 SoC

On 06/04/2013 09:51 AM, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
> On 04/06/2013 08:49, Steffen Trumtrar :
>> On Tue, Jun 04, 2013 at 08:15:45AM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
>>> On 05/14/2013 07:52 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
>>>> On 08:58 Tue 14 May     , Hein Tibosch wrote:
>>>>> On 5/14/2013 12:05 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
>>>>>> On May 14, 2013, at 12:05 AM, Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Commit 749a2b6 (net/macb: clear tx/rx completion flags in ISR)
>>>>>>> introduces clear-on-write on ISR register. This behavior is not always
>>>>>>> implemented when using Cadence MACB/GEM and is breaking other platforms.
>>>>>>> We are using a new Device Tree compatibility string and a capability
>>>>>>> property to actually activate this clear-on-write behavior on ISR.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reported-by: Hein Tibosch <hein_tibosch@...oo.es>
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
>>>>>> can we detect it via the IP?
>>>>>
>>>>> This was my first proposal, have it based on the value of MACB's
>>>>> register 'MID' (offset 0x00fc, lower 16 bits).
>>>>> On avr32 it reads: 0x0000010D, on Zynq it reports 0x00000119
>>>>>
>>>>> So for the moment, CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE could be set if the revision
>>>>> equals to 0x00000119?
>>>> so no it will not work
>>>>
>>>> as the gem on sama5 is 00020119
>>>>
>>>> so version 0x119 too
>>>>
>>>> nico
>>>> Acked-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>
>>>
>>> Was this added to any queue or branch?
>>> I would like to enable macb for zynq and not sure if "cdns,zynq-7000-gem"
>>> compatible string goes to mainline.
>>>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> This is already in next, but you can use the default compatible as the
> 
> Even more: already in Linus' tree!

Ah I see. v2 is in thunderbird in the same thread and I didn't check this
version for compatible string.

Thanks,
Michal

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