netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: force cmode write on 6141/6341

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Date:   Thu, 02 Jan 2020 12:45:56 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     baruch@...s.co.il
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...il.com, marek.behun@....cz,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, d.odintsov@...viangames.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: force cmode write on 6141/6341

From: Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:48:22 +0200

> mv88e6xxx_port_set_cmode() relies on cmode stored in struct
> mv88e6xxx_port to skip cmode update when the requested value matches the
> cached value. It turns out that mv88e6xxx_port_hidden_write() might
> change the port cmode setting as a side effect, so we can't rely on the
> cached value to determine that cmode update in not necessary.
> 
> Force cmode update in mv88e6341_port_set_cmode(), to make
> serdes configuration work again. Other mv88e6xxx_port_set_cmode()
> callers keep the current behaviour.
> 
> This fixes serdes configuration of the 6141 switch on SolidRun Clearfog
> GT-8K.
> 
> Fixes: 7a3007d22e8 ("net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: fully support SERDES on Topaz family")
> Reported-by: Denis Odintsov <d.odintsov@...viangames.com>
> Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>

This thread has stalled on December 20th with Baruch asking if we can put this
in for now as a temporary fix that solves the given problem whilst a better
long term analysis and change is being worked on.

Vivien/Andrew/etc. please follow up with either a NACK or ACK.

Thanks.