[PATCH 6.18 696/752] net: macb: Fix tx/rx malfunction after phy link down and up

Sasha Levin
2026-02-28T17:58:30Z

From: Kevin Hao <haokexin@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit bf9cf80cab81e39701861a42877a28295ade266f ]

In commit 99537d5c476c ("net: macb: Relocate mog_init_rings() callback
from macb_mac_link_up() to macb_open()"), the mog_init_rings() callback
was moved from macb_mac_link_up() to macb_open() to resolve a deadlock
issue. However, this change introduced a tx/rx malfunction following
phy link down and up events. The issue arises from a mismatch between
the software queue->tx_head, queue->tx_tail, queue->rx_prepared_head,
and queue->rx_tail values and the hardware's internal tx/rx queue
pointers.

According to the Zynq UltraScale TRM [1], when tx/rx is disabled, the
internal tx queue pointer resets to the value in the tx queue base
address register, while the internal rx queue pointer remains unchanged.
The following is quoted from the Zynq UltraScale TRM:
When transmit is disabled, with bit [3] of the network control register
set low, the transmit-buffer queue pointer resets to point to the address
indicated by the transmit-buffer queue base address register. Disabling
receive does not have the same effect on the receive-buffer queue
pointer.

Additionally, there is no need to reset the RBQP and TBQP registers in a
phy event callback. Therefore, move macb_init_buffers() to macb_open().
In a phy link up event, the only required action is to reset the tx
software head and tail pointers to align with the hardware's behavior.

[1] https://docs.amd.com/v/u/en-US/ug1085-zynq-ultrascale-trm

Fixes: 99537d5c476c ("net: macb: Relocate mog_init_rings() callback from macb_mac_link_up() to macb_open()")
Signed-off-by: Kevin Hao <haokexin@gmail.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260208-macb-init-ring-v1-1-939a32c14635@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c | 11 +++++------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 064fccdcf6994..90550055c71c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -741,14 +741,12 @@ static void macb_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
if (rx_pause)
ctrl |= MACB_BIT(PAE);

- /* Initialize rings & buffers as clearing MACB_BIT(TE) in link down
- * cleared the pipeline and control registers.
- */
- macb_init_buffers(bp);
-
- for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
+ for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
+ queue->tx_head = 0;
+ queue->tx_tail = 0;
queue_writel(queue, IER,
bp->rx_intr_mask | MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(HRESP));
+ }
}

macb_or_gem_writel(bp, NCFGR, ctrl);
@@ -2991,6 +2989,7 @@ static int macb_open(struct net_device *dev)
}

bp->macbgem_ops.mog_init_rings(bp);
+ macb_init_buffers(bp);

for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
napi_enable(&queue->napi_rx);
--
2.51.0