netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] net: netsec: Ignore 'phy-mode' on SynQuacer in DT mode

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Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:07:09 +0300
From: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>, 
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, 
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] net: netsec: Ignore 'phy-mode' on SynQuacer in DT mode

On Mon, 31 Jul 2023 at 13:54, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2023 at 12:48, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > As documented in acd7aaf51b20 ("netsec: ignore 'phy-mode' device
> > property on ACPI systems") the SocioNext SynQuacer platform ships with
> > firmware defining the PHY mode as RGMII even though the physical
> > configuration of the PHY is for TX and RX delays.  Since bbc4d71d63549bc
> > ("net: phy: realtek: fix rtl8211e rx/tx delay config") this has caused
> > misconfiguration of the PHY, rendering the network unusable.
> >
> > This was worked around for ACPI by ignoring the phy-mode property but
> > the system is also used with DT.  For DT instead if we're running on a
> > SynQuacer force a working PHY mode, as well as the standard EDK2
> > firmware with DT there are also some of these systems that use u-boot
> > and might not initialise the PHY if not netbooting.  Newer firmware
> > imagaes for at least EDK2 are available from Linaro so print a warning
> > when doing this.
> >
> > Fixes: 533dd11a12f6 ("net: socionext: Add Synquacer NetSec driver")
> > Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
>
> Acked-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
>
> > ---
> > Changes in v3:
> > - Typo fixes.
> > - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230728-synquacer-net-v2-1-aea4d4f32b26@kernel.org
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Unlike ACPI force what appears to be the correct mode, there are
> >   u-boot firmwares which might not configure the PHY.
> > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230727-synquacer-net-v1-1-4d7f5c4cc8d9@kernel.org
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c | 11 +++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
> > index 2d7347b71c41..0dcd6a568b06 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
> > @@ -1851,6 +1851,17 @@ static int netsec_of_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
> >                 return err;
> >         }
> >
> > +       /*
> > +        * SynQuacer is physically configured with TX and RX delays
> > +        * but the standard firmware claimed otherwise for a long
> > +        * time, ignore it.
> > +        */
> > +       if (of_machine_is_compatible("socionext,developer-box") &&
> > +           priv->phy_interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID) {
> > +               dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Outdated firmware reports incorrect PHY mode, overriding\n");
> > +               priv->phy_interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID;
> > +       }
> > +
> >         priv->phy_np = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "phy-handle", 0);
> >         if (!priv->phy_np) {
> >                 dev_err(&pdev->dev, "missing required property 'phy-handle'\n");
> >
> > ---
> > base-commit: 5d0c230f1de8c7515b6567d9afba1f196fb4e2f4
> > change-id: 20230727-synquacer-net-e241f34baceb
> >
> > Best regards,
> > --
> > Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
> >

Acked-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>