From: "Rafał Miłecki" <zajec5@gmail.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@kernel.org>,
Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>
Cc: "Florian Fainelli" <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>,
"Jonas Gorski" <jonas.gorski@gmail.com>,
"Vladimir Oltean" <olteanv@gmail.com>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, "Hauke Mehrtens" <hauke@hauke-m.de>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
bcm-kernel-feedback-list@broadcom.com,
"Rafał Miłecki" <rafal@milecki.pl>,
"Semih Baskan" <strst.gs@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH V3 1/4 net] net: dsa: b53: deal with Northstar devices using CPU port 5 or 7
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:27:52 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260812132755.32585-1-zajec5@gmail.com> (raw)
From: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl>
Northstar devices have 3 CPU ports. Ports 5 and 7 may be used but have
their limitations. Warn user when CPU port 8 isn't used and add EAP
setup workaround to avoid non-functional standalone ports.
Fixes: 4227ea91e265 ("net: dsa: b53: prevent standalone from trying to forward to other ports")
Cc: Semih Baskan <strst.gs@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl>
Tested-by: Semih Baskan <strst.gs@gmail.com>
---
This fixes a regression so it's a net.git material
V2: Print warning on switch setup instead of on actual EAP mode change
V3: Proper subject prefix & shorter comments (long one comes with 2/2)
drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
index 3f5b9592794d..5fd8362d0430 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@ static void b53_set_eap_mode(struct b53_device *dev, int port, int mode)
{
u64 eap_conf;
+ /*
+ * On Northstar setting EAP_MODE_SIMPLIFIED with CPU port 5/7 breaks
+ * standalone ports, see:
+ * https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/ce4d9b7b-aaf6-4796-94fb-8c3d6a1dcd4d@gmail.com/
+ */
+ if (is5301x(dev) && !dsa_is_cpu_port(dev->ds, B53_CPU_PORT))
+ return;
+
if (is5325(dev) || is5365(dev) || dev->chip_id == BCM5389_DEVICE_ID)
return;
@@ -1281,6 +1289,10 @@ static int b53_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
u16 pvid;
int ret;
+ /* Discourage users from using port 5 or 7 due to limited features */
+ if (is5301x(dev) && !dsa_is_cpu_port(dev->ds, B53_CPU_PORT))
+ dev_warn(dev->dev, "switch to CPU port 8 to use all switch features\n");
+
/* Request bridge PVID untagged when DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE is set
* which forces the CPU port to be tagged in all VLANs.
*/
--
2.51.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-08-12 13:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-12 13:27 Rafał Miłecki [this message]
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH V3 2/4 net-next?] net: dsa: b53: prefer CPU port 8 for Northstar devices Rafał Miłecki
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH V3 3/4] ARM: dts: BCM5301X: drop pointless "cpu" labels from switch CPU ports Rafał Miłecki
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH V3 4/4] ARM: dts: BCM5301X: Enable extra CPU ports for Netgear R8000 Rafał Miłecki
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