Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] dd ethernet support for RPi5

[Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>]

On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 05:35:32PM +0200, Stanimir Varbanov wrote:
> On 10/31/25 1:45 PM, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 12:34:35PM +0300, Stanimir Varbanov wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Changes in v2:
> >>  - In 1/5 updates according to review comments (Nicolas)
> >>  - In 1/5 added Fixes tag (Nicolas)
> >>  - Added Reviewed-by and Acked-by tags.
> >>
> >> v1 can found at [1].
> >>
> >> Comments are welcome!
> > 
> > I'm very happy to see support for Raspberry Pi 5 progressing fast
> > upstream.
> > 
> > I've tested the latest mainline kernel (v6.18-rc3) that includes this
> > series (except for 1/5 that is replaced by
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250820-macb-fixes-v4-0-23c399429164@bootlin.com/
> > as far as I understand). The ethernet controller is successfully
> > detected, and so is the PHY. Link status seems to work fine too, but
> > data doesn't seem to go through when the kernel tries to get a DHCP
> > address (for NFS root). Here's the end of the kernel log (with the
> > messages related to the USB controller stripped out):
> > 
> > [    0.896779] rp1_pci 0002:01:00.0: assign IRQ: got 27
> > [    0.896809] rp1_pci 0002:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
> > [    0.896840] rp1_pci 0002:01:00.0: enabling bus mastering
> > [    0.931874] macb 1f00100000.ethernet: invalid hw address, using random
> > [    0.944448] macb 1f00100000.ethernet eth0: Cadence GEM rev 0x00070109 at 0x1f00100000 irq 95 (da:2e:6d:9d:52:a4)
> > [    0.989067] macb 1f00100000.ethernet eth0: PHY [1f00100000.ethernet-ffffffff:01] driver [Broadcom BCM54210E] (irq=POLL)
> > [    0.989272] macb 1f00100000.ethernet eth0: configuring for phy/rgmii-id link mode
> > [    0.991271] macb 1f00100000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock registered.
> > [    4.039490] macb 1f00100000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control tx
> > [    4.062589] Sending DHCP requests .....
> > [   40.902771] macb 1f00100000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> > [   43.975334] macb 1f00100000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control tx
> > 
> > I've tried porting patches to drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c from the
> > Raspberry Pi kernel to specifically support the BCM54213PE PHY (which is
> > otherwise identified as a BCM54210E), but they didn't seem to help.
> > 
> > What's the status of ethernet support on the Pi 5, is it supposed to
> > work upstream, or are there pieces still missing ?
> 
> We have this [1] patch queued up, could you give it a try please.
> 
> [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg5889475.html

It fixes the issue, thank you ! I've sent a patch to add an ethernet0
alias (https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251102002901.467-1-laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com),
with that I get working ethernet with a stable MAC address.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart