From: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, claudiu.beznea@tuxon.dev,
davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
nicolas.ferre@microchip.com, pabeni@redhat.com,
linux@armlinux.org.uk, phil@raspberrypi.com,
Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 3/5] net: cadence: macb: implement EEE TX LPI support
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:18:19 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260224091821.47671-4-nb@tipi-net.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260224091821.47671-1-nb@tipi-net.de>
Implement Energy Efficient Ethernet TX Low Power Idle using phylink's
managed EEE framework. The Cadence GEM MAC has no built-in idle timer
- TXLPIEN (NCR bit 19) immediately blocks all TX when set and the MAC
does NOT auto-wake - so the driver uses a software delayed_work timer
for idle detection.
The TX LPI lifecycle:
- phylink calls mac_enable_tx_lpi() after link-up with the negotiated
timer value. The driver defers the first LPI entry by 1 second per
IEEE 802.3az section 22.7a.
- macb_tx_complete() reschedules the idle timer after each TX drain.
- macb_start_xmit() wakes from LPI by clearing TXLPIEN, cancelling
the pending work, and waiting 50us (conservative Tw_sys) before
initiating the transmit.
- phylink calls mac_disable_tx_lpi() before link-down, which cancels
the work and clears TXLPIEN.
The phylink_config is populated with LPI capabilities (MII, GMII, RGMII
modes; 100FD and 1000FD speeds) and a 250ms default idle timer, gated
on MACB_CAPS_EEE.
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h | 6 ++
drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c | 110 +++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 116 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index e3520e5aec67..a17e537cdeb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -1372,6 +1372,12 @@ struct macb {
struct work_struct hresp_err_bh_work;
+ /* EEE / LPI state */
+ bool eee_active;
+ bool tx_lpi_enabled;
+ struct delayed_work tx_lpi_work;
+ u32 tx_lpi_timer;
+
int rx_bd_rd_prefetch;
int tx_bd_rd_prefetch;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 43cd013bb70e..fb64a97725b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/clk-provider.h>
#include <linux/clk.h>
#include <linux/crc32.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
#include <linux/firmware/xlnx-zynqmp.h>
@@ -589,6 +590,92 @@ static const struct phylink_pcs_ops macb_phylink_pcs_ops = {
.pcs_config = macb_pcs_config,
};
+static void macb_tx_lpi_set(struct macb *bp, bool enable)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ u32 ncr;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
+ ncr = macb_readl(bp, NCR);
+ if (enable)
+ ncr |= GEM_BIT(TXLPIEN);
+ else
+ ncr &= ~GEM_BIT(TXLPIEN);
+ macb_writel(bp, NCR, ncr);
+ bp->tx_lpi_enabled = enable;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+}
+
+static bool macb_tx_all_queues_idle(struct macb *bp)
+{
+ unsigned int q;
+
+ for (q = 0; q < bp->num_queues; q++) {
+ struct macb_queue *queue = &bp->queues[q];
+
+ if (queue->tx_head != queue->tx_tail)
+ return false;
+ }
+ return true;
+}
+
+static void macb_tx_lpi_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct macb *bp = container_of(work, struct macb, tx_lpi_work.work);
+
+ if (bp->eee_active && macb_tx_all_queues_idle(bp))
+ macb_tx_lpi_set(bp, true);
+}
+
+static void macb_tx_lpi_schedule(struct macb *bp)
+{
+ if (bp->eee_active)
+ mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &bp->tx_lpi_work,
+ usecs_to_jiffies(bp->tx_lpi_timer));
+}
+
+/* Wake from LPI before transmitting. The MAC must deassert TXLPIEN
+ * and wait for the PHY to exit LPI before any frame can be sent.
+ * IEEE 802.3az Tw_sys is ~17us for 1000BASE-T, ~30us for 100BASE-TX;
+ * we use a conservative 50us.
+ */
+static void macb_tx_lpi_wake(struct macb *bp)
+{
+ if (!bp->tx_lpi_enabled)
+ return;
+
+ macb_tx_lpi_set(bp, false);
+ cancel_delayed_work(&bp->tx_lpi_work);
+ udelay(50);
+}
+
+static void macb_mac_disable_tx_lpi(struct phylink_config *config)
+{
+ struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+ struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+
+ bp->eee_active = false;
+ cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bp->tx_lpi_work);
+ macb_tx_lpi_set(bp, false);
+}
+
+static int macb_mac_enable_tx_lpi(struct phylink_config *config, u32 timer,
+ bool tx_clk_stop)
+{
+ struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+ struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+
+ bp->tx_lpi_timer = timer;
+ bp->eee_active = true;
+
+ /* Defer initial LPI entry by 1 second after link-up per
+ * IEEE 802.3az section 22.7a.
+ */
+ mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &bp->tx_lpi_work, msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static void macb_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
const struct phylink_link_state *state)
{
@@ -753,6 +840,8 @@ static const struct phylink_mac_ops macb_phylink_ops = {
.mac_config = macb_mac_config,
.mac_link_down = macb_mac_link_down,
.mac_link_up = macb_mac_link_up,
+ .mac_disable_tx_lpi = macb_mac_disable_tx_lpi,
+ .mac_enable_tx_lpi = macb_mac_enable_tx_lpi,
};
static bool macb_phy_handle_exists(struct device_node *dn)
@@ -848,6 +937,18 @@ static int macb_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
}
}
+ /* Configure EEE LPI if supported */
+ if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_EEE) {
+ __set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII,
+ bp->phylink_config.lpi_interfaces);
+ __set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII,
+ bp->phylink_config.lpi_interfaces);
+ phy_interface_set_rgmii(bp->phylink_config.lpi_interfaces);
+ bp->phylink_config.lpi_capabilities = MAC_100FD | MAC_1000FD;
+ bp->phylink_config.lpi_timer_default = 250000;
+ bp->phylink_config.eee_enabled_default = true;
+ }
+
bp->phylink = phylink_create(&bp->phylink_config, bp->pdev->dev.fwnode,
bp->phy_interface, &macb_phylink_ops);
if (IS_ERR(bp->phylink)) {
@@ -1244,6 +1345,9 @@ static int macb_tx_complete(struct macb_queue *queue, int budget)
netif_wake_subqueue(bp->dev, queue_index);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->tx_ptr_lock, flags);
+ if (packets)
+ macb_tx_lpi_schedule(bp);
+
return packets;
}
@@ -2349,6 +2453,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t macb_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
netdev_tx_sent_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(bp->dev, queue_index),
skb->len);
+ macb_tx_lpi_wake(bp);
+
spin_lock(&bp->lock);
macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(TSTART));
spin_unlock(&bp->lock);
@@ -3010,6 +3116,8 @@ static int macb_close(struct net_device *dev)
netdev_tx_reset_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, q));
}
+ cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bp->tx_lpi_work);
+
phylink_stop(bp->phylink);
phylink_disconnect_phy(bp->phylink);
@@ -5616,6 +5724,7 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
}
INIT_WORK(&bp->hresp_err_bh_work, macb_hresp_error_task);
+ INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bp->tx_lpi_work, macb_tx_lpi_work_fn);
netdev_info(dev, "Cadence %s rev 0x%08x at 0x%08lx irq %d (%pM)\n",
macb_is_gem(bp) ? "GEM" : "MACB", macb_readl(bp, MID),
@@ -5659,6 +5768,7 @@ static void macb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
mdiobus_free(bp->mii_bus);
device_set_wakeup_enable(&bp->pdev->dev, 0);
+ cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bp->tx_lpi_work);
cancel_work_sync(&bp->hresp_err_bh_work);
pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-24 9:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-24 9:18 [PATCH net-next v2 0/5] net: cadence: macb: add IEEE 802.3az EEE support Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-02-24 9:18 ` [PATCH net-next v2 1/5] net: cadence: macb: add EEE register definitions and capability flag Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-02-24 9:18 ` [PATCH net-next v2 2/5] net: cadence: macb: add EEE LPI statistics counters Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-02-24 9:18 ` Nicolai Buchwitz [this message]
2026-02-24 10:17 ` [PATCH net-next v2 3/5] net: cadence: macb: implement EEE TX LPI support Russell King (Oracle)
2026-02-24 10:40 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-02-24 9:18 ` [PATCH net-next v2 4/5] net: cadence: macb: add ethtool EEE support Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-02-24 9:18 ` [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] net: cadence: macb: enable EEE for Raspberry Pi RP1 Nicolai Buchwitz
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