[PATCH net 2/3] net: txgbe: keep MAC enabled for NCSI and WoL for SP devices

[PATCH net 2/3] net: txgbe: keep MAC enabled for NCSI and WoL for SP devices

[Jiawen Wu]

The .mac_link_down() in phylink callback disable MAC TX unconditionally.
This is not suitable for devices using NCSI or WoL, where the MAC needs
to remain enbaled after the link goes down to support the corresponding
functionality.

Skip disabling MAC TX when the subsystem device ID indicates an NCSI or
WoL device. Keep the existing link-down handling for other devices.

Fixes: 08f08f9390e4 ("net: txgbe: Support phylink MAC layer")
Signed-off-by: Jiawen Wu <jiawenwu@trustnetic.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_phy.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_phy.c
index dc9f24314658..3fc01e937d6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_phy.c
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ static void txgbe_mac_link_down(struct phylink_config *config,
 {
 	struct wx *wx = phylink_to_wx(config);
 
-	wr32m(wx, WX_MAC_TX_CFG, WX_MAC_TX_CFG_TE, 0);
+	if (!(((wx->subsystem_device_id & WX_NCSI_MASK) == WX_NCSI_SUP) ||
+	      ((wx->subsystem_device_id & WX_WOL_MASK) == WX_WOL_SUP)))
+		wr32m(wx, WX_MAC_TX_CFG, WX_MAC_TX_CFG_TE, 0);
 
 	wx->speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 	if (test_bit(WX_STATE_PTP_RUNNING, wx->state))
-- 
2.51.0

[PATCH net 3/3] net: txgbe: keep MAC enabled for NCSI and WoL for AML devices

[Jiawen Wu]

The .mac_link_down() in phylink callback disable MAC TX and RX
unconditionally. This is not suitable for devices using NCSI or WoL, where
the MAC needs to remain enbaled after the link goes down to support the
corresponding functionality.

Skip disabling MAC TX and RX when the subsystem device ID indicates an
NCSI or WoL device. Keep the existing link-down handling for other
devices.

Fixes: 6f8b4c01a8cd ("net: txgbe: Implement PHYLINK for AML 25G/10G devices")
Signed-off-by: Jiawen Wu <jiawenwu@trustnetic.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c
index 26d0cfc58ee2..572ad655eb9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_aml.c
@@ -458,8 +458,11 @@ static void txgbe_mac_link_down_aml(struct phylink_config *config,
 {
 	struct wx *wx = phylink_to_wx(config);
 
-	wr32m(wx, TXGBE_AML_MAC_TX_CFG, TXGBE_AML_MAC_TX_CFG_TE, 0);
-	wr32m(wx, WX_MAC_RX_CFG, WX_MAC_RX_CFG_RE, 0);
+	if (!(((wx->subsystem_device_id & WX_NCSI_MASK) == WX_NCSI_SUP) ||
+	      ((wx->subsystem_device_id & WX_WOL_MASK) == WX_WOL_SUP))) {
+		wr32m(wx, TXGBE_AML_MAC_TX_CFG, TXGBE_AML_MAC_TX_CFG_TE, 0);
+		wr32m(wx, WX_MAC_RX_CFG, WX_MAC_RX_CFG_RE, 0);
+	}
 
 	wx->speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 	if (test_bit(WX_STATE_PTP_RUNNING, wx->state))
-- 
2.51.0

Re: [PATCH net 2/3] net: txgbe: keep MAC enabled for NCSI and WoL for SP devices

[Andrew Lunn]

On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 04:51:13PM +0800, Jiawen Wu wrote:
> The .mac_link_down() in phylink callback disable MAC TX unconditionally.
> This is not suitable for devices using NCSI or WoL, where the MAC needs
> to remain enbaled after the link goes down to support the corresponding
> functionality.
> 
> Skip disabling MAC TX when the subsystem device ID indicates an NCSI or
> WoL device. Keep the existing link-down handling for other devices.

NCSI i can understand, but phylink knows about WoL. This makes me
think your WoL code is broken. Please review it.


    Andrew

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RE: [PATCH net 2/3] net: txgbe: keep MAC enabled for NCSI and WoL for SP devices

[Jiawen Wu]

On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 10:56 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 04:51:13PM +0800, Jiawen Wu wrote:
> > The .mac_link_down() in phylink callback disable MAC TX unconditionally.
> > This is not suitable for devices using NCSI or WoL, where the MAC needs
> > to remain enbaled after the link goes down to support the corresponding
> > functionality.
> >
> > Skip disabling MAC TX when the subsystem device ID indicates an NCSI or
> > WoL device. Keep the existing link-down handling for other devices.
> 
> NCSI i can understand, but phylink knows about WoL. This makes me
> think your WoL code is broken. Please review it.

WoL functionality has not been implemented on txgbe.
I'll change to fix NCSI first, then support WoL later.

Re: [PATCH net 2/3] net: txgbe: keep MAC enabled for NCSI and WoL for SP devices

[Andrew Lunn]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 10:22:49AM +0800, Jiawen Wu wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 10:56 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 04:51:13PM +0800, Jiawen Wu wrote:
> > > The .mac_link_down() in phylink callback disable MAC TX unconditionally.
> > > This is not suitable for devices using NCSI or WoL, where the MAC needs
> > > to remain enbaled after the link goes down to support the corresponding
> > > functionality.
> > >
> > > Skip disabling MAC TX when the subsystem device ID indicates an NCSI or
> > > WoL device. Keep the existing link-down handling for other devices.
> > 
> > NCSI i can understand, but phylink knows about WoL. This makes me
> > think your WoL code is broken. Please review it.
> 
> WoL functionality has not been implemented on txgbe.
> I'll change to fix NCSI first, then support WoL later.

I actually think we need a better solution for NCSI. At the moment,
each MAC driver has some sort of hack. It would be much better to just
tell phylink, so it can do the correct thing, similar to what it does
for WoL.

    Andrew