Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] r8169: add support for rtl8168h(revid 0x2a) + rtl8211fs fiber application

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 03:48:13PM +0000, Hau wrote:
> > > > > @@ -914,8 +952,12 @@ static void r8168g_mdio_write(struct
> > > > rtl8169_private *tp, int reg, int value)
> > > > >  	if (tp->ocp_base != OCP_STD_PHY_BASE)
> > > > >  		reg -= 0x10;
> > > > >
> > > > > -	if (tp->ocp_base == OCP_STD_PHY_BASE && reg == MII_BMCR)
> > > > > +	if (tp->ocp_base == OCP_STD_PHY_BASE && reg == MII_BMCR) {
> > > > > +		if (tp->sfp_if_type != RTL_SFP_IF_NONE && value &
> > > > BMCR_PDOWN)
> > > > > +			return;
> > > > > +
> > > >
> > > > Please could you explain this change.
> > > H/W has issue. If we power down phy, then H/W will become abnormal.
> > 
> > Does the MAC break, or the PHY? If the PHY is the problem, the work around
> > should be in the PHY driver, not the MAC driver.
> >
> It is a workaround. We did not get the root cause yet.

O.K, since you are modifying a PHY register, lets assume it is a PHY
issue. Please put the workaround in the PHY driver.

> > > I have tried to use alloc_mdio_bitbang(). But I will get error message "
> > rmmod: ERROR: Module r8169 is in use " when I try to unload r8169.
> > > After debug, I found it is cause by "__module_get(ctrl->ops->owner); " in
> > alloc_mdio_bitbang().
> > 
> > void free_mdio_bitbang(struct mii_bus *bus) {
> >         struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl = bus->priv;
> > 
> >         module_put(ctrl->ops->owner);
> >         mdiobus_free(bus);
> > }
> > 
> > Make sure your cleanup is symmetrical to your setup.
> > 
> I have tried to call free_mdio_bitbang() in rtl_remove_one (). But when I try to unload r8169, rtl_remove_one() did not get called.

So you probably need to dig into driver/base/dd.c and maybe the
drivers/pci, to understand why.

	Andrew