netdev - [PATCH net] r8169: fix firmware not resetting tp->ocp

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Message-ID: <fa7fd9bd-15c0-4533-b698-c4814406ad74@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:25:50 +0200
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Aaron Ma <mapengyu@...il.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net] r8169: fix firmware not resetting tp->ocp_base

Typically the firmware takes care that tp->ocp_base is reset to its
default value. That's not the case (at least) for RTL8117.
As a result subsequent PHY access reads/writes the wrong page and
the link is broken. Fix this be resetting tp->ocp_base explicitly.

Fixes: 229c1e0dfd3d ("r8169: load firmware for RTL8168fp/RTL8117")
Reported-by: Aaron Ma <mapengyu@...il.com>
Tested-by: Aaron Ma <mapengyu@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index a3c4187d9..98391797b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -2116,8 +2116,11 @@ static void rtl_release_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 void r8169_apply_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	/* TODO: release firmware if rtl_fw_write_firmware signals failure. */
-	if (tp->rtl_fw)
+	if (tp->rtl_fw) {
 		rtl_fw_write_firmware(tp, tp->rtl_fw);
+		/* At least one firmware doesn't reset tp->ocp_base. */
+		tp->ocp_base = OCP_STD_PHY_BASE;
+	}
 }
 
 static void rtl8168_config_eee_mac(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
-- 
2.27.0