Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: Warn about incorrect mdio_bus_phy_resume() state

Geert Uytterhoeven
2022-09-19T14:59:09Z

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 3:20 PM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:39 PM Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/12/22 04:19, Marek Szyprowski wrote:
> > > On 02.08.2022 01:34, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> > >> Calling mdio_bus_phy_resume() with neither the PHY state machine set to
> > >> PHY_HALTED nor phydev->mac_managed_pm set to true is a good indication
> > >> that we can produce a race condition looking like this:
> > >>
> > >> CPU0 CPU1
> > >> bcmgenet_resume
> > >> -> phy_resume
> > >> -> phy_init_hw
> > >> -> phy_start
> > >> -> phy_resume
> > >> phy_start_aneg()
> > >> mdio_bus_phy_resume
> > >> -> phy_resume
> > >> -> phy_write(..., BMCR_RESET)
> > >> -> usleep() -> phy_read()
> > >>
> > >> with the phy_resume() function triggering a PHY behavior that might have
> > >> to be worked around with (see bf8bfc4336f7 ("net: phy: broadcom: Fix
> > >> brcm_fet_config_init()") for instance) that ultimately leads to an error
> > >> reading from the PHY.
> > >>
> > >> Fixes: fba863b81604 ("net: phy: make PHY PM ops a no-op if MAC driver manages PHY PM")
> > >> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
> > >
> > > This patch, as probably intended, triggers a warning during system
> > > suspend/resume cycle in the SMSC911x driver. I've observed it on ARM
> > > Juno R1 board on the kernel compiled from next-202208010:
> > >
> > > ------------[ cut here ]------------
> > > WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 398 at drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c:323
> > > mdio_bus_phy_resume+0x34/0xc8
>
> I am seeing the same on the ape6evm and kzm9g development
> boards with smsc911x Ethernet, and on various boards with Renesas

So the smsc911x issue was fixed by commit 3ce9f2bef7552893
("net: smsc911x: Stop and start PHY during suspend and resume").

> Ethernet (sh_eth or ravb) if Wake-on-LAN is disabled.

The issue is still seen with sh_eth and ravb. I have sent to fixes:
https://lore.kernel.org/r/c6e1331b9bef61225fa4c09db3ba3e2e7214ba2d.1663598886.git.geert+renesas@glider.be
https://lore.kernel.org/r/c6e1331b9bef61225fa4c09db3ba3e2e7214ba2d.1663598886.git.geert+renesas@glider.be

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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