netdev - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] e1000e: PHY cann't be initialized correctly on some I218 controllers

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Date:	Thu, 4 Aug 2016 19:18:08 +0300
From:	Raanan Avargil <raanan.avargil@...el.com>
To:	Denis Turischev <denis.turischev@...pulab.co.il>,
	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] e1000e: PHY cann't be initialized correctly on
 some I218 controllers

On 8/1/2016 15:28, Denis Turischev wrote:
> There is an error "e1000e: probe of 0000:00:19.0 failed with error -3"
> that can be observed after power-on on some I218 controllers.
> Hardware reset and re-initialization fixes the issue.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Turischev <denis.turischev@...pulab.co.il>
>
> diff -Nru linux-4.7.orig/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c linux-4.7/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
> --- linux-4.7.orig/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c	2016-07-24 22:23:50.000000000 +0300
> +++ linux-4.7/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c	2016-08-01 13:59:08.046563095 +0300
> @@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
>   static s32 e1000_disable_ulp_lpt_lp(struct e1000_hw *hw, bool force);
>   static s32 e1000_setup_copper_link_pch_lpt(struct e1000_hw *hw);
>   static s32 e1000_oem_bits_config_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw, bool d0_state);
> +static s32 e1000_reset_hw_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw);
>   
>   static inline u16 __er16flash(struct e1000_hw *hw, unsigned long reg)
>   {
> @@ -459,8 +460,12 @@
>   	phy->id = e1000_phy_unknown;
>   
>   	ret_val = e1000_init_phy_workarounds_pchlan(hw);
> -	if (ret_val)
> -		return ret_val;
> +	if (ret_val) {
> +		e1000_reset_hw_ich8lan(hw);
> +		ret_val = e1000_init_phy_workarounds_pchlan(hw);
> +		if (ret_val)
> +			return ret_val;
> +	}
>   
>   	if (phy->id == e1000_phy_unknown)
>   		switch (hw->mac.type) {
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>

It is hard to determine what is exactly the problem here and what causes 
the -3 error, but this is not the place to perform hw reset and retry to 
init the phy.
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