From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
To: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@gmail.com>,
Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@foss.st.com>,
Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>,
Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@synopsys.com>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: stmmac: re-base EST after PTP settime64
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:48:01 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <avbOwepxkFf1F717@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ea9ae0f9-d373-4e97-b96b-3855c01100ee@bootlin.com>
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On Nov 12, Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> Hi Lorenzo,
>
> On 11/11/26 10:54, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > stmmac_set_time() initializes the PTP clock through
> > stmmac_init_systime() (TSINIT) while holding only ptp_lock. It neither
> > takes est_lock nor disables and re-bases EST around the step, unlike
> > stmmac_adjust_time(), which performs TSUPDT through
> > stmmac_adjust_systime() under est_lock.
> >
> > Both operations change the PHC system time, so both invalidate the
> > absolute EST base time. With settime64, a concurrent
> > tc_taprio_configure() can read the pre-step clock through gettimex64()
> > and program EST with a base time that is already stale once TSINIT
> > lands. Separately, a taprio offload installed before the clock_settime()
> > is never re-based and keeps running with its old base time until taprio
> > is reconfigured.
> >
> > Take est_lock for the whole disable/step/reprogram sequence, as
> > stmmac_adjust_time() does: disable EST before initializing the clock and
> > call __stmmac_setup_est() afterwards so the base time is recomputed from
> > the reserved taprio base time and the new clock.
> >
> > This keeps the established est_lock -> ptp_lock ordering:
> > stmmac_init_systime() only uses readl_poll_timeout_atomic() under
> > ptp_lock, and __stmmac_setup_est() takes ptp_lock through gettimex64().
> >
> > Fixes: b60189e0392f ("net: stmmac: Integrate EST with TAPRIO scheduler API")
> > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
>
> This LGTM, the return values from stmmac_est_configure/__stmmac_setup_est are
> ignored though, the [cl|s]ashiko gang may not like that.
>
> Besides one of the EST commands timing out, it seems unlikely though.
I used the same approach used in stmmac_adjust_time(). I guess we can update
both of them if required.
Regards,
Lorenzo
>
> Maxime
>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c | 9 +++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
> > index 31a66e855d6b..6370bdc6c58b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
> > @@ -129,10 +129,19 @@ static int stmmac_set_time(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
> > container_of(ptp, struct stmmac_priv, ptp_clock_ops);
> > unsigned long flags;
> >
> > + mutex_lock(&priv->est_lock);
> > + if (priv->est && priv->est->enable)
> > + stmmac_est_configure(priv, priv, priv->est,
> > + priv->plat->clk_ptp_rate, false);
> > +
> > write_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
> > stmmac_init_systime(priv, priv->ptpaddr, ts->tv_sec, ts->tv_nsec);
> > write_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
> >
> > + if (priv->est && priv->est->enable)
> > + __stmmac_setup_est(priv);
> > + mutex_unlock(&priv->est_lock);
> > +
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> >
> > ---
> > base-commit: 22b7cb932c6a0f7566d41072be6956cb6c8af4e1
> > change-id: 20261111-stmmac_set_time-est_lock-f74f4ce678b7
> >
> > Best regards,
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-13 8:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-11 9:54 [PATCH net] net: stmmac: re-base EST after PTP settime64 Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-11-11 9:56 ` netdev-bot+sinfo
2026-11-11 10:35 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-11-12 9:55 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-11-12 17:07 ` Maxime Chevallier
2026-11-13 8:48 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-11-13 9:05 ` Maxime Chevallier
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