From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: nwhitehorn@pa.msu.edu
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, theo.lebrun@bootlin.com,
conor.dooley@microchip.com, charles.perry@microchip.com,
andrew@lunn.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 2/2] net: macb: add support for 1000BASE-X autonegotiation to PCS
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:54:34 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260812015434.1687294-1-kuba@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260807201741.3275-3-nwhitehorn@pa.msu.edu>
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net: macb: add support for 1000BASE-X autonegotiation to PCS
This decouples PCS enablement from SGMII mode selection so the macb PCS
can also be used in 1000BASE-X mode, advertises 1000BASE-X to phylink,
and adds an autonegotiation restart implementation for the PCS.
A few questions on the changes below.
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
> index c15a9c7e69d3..2252e6a55072 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
> @@ -583,7 +583,12 @@ static void macb_pcs_get_state(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int neg_mode,
>
> static void macb_pcs_an_restart(struct phylink_pcs *pcs)
> {
> - /* Not supported */
> + struct macb *bp = container_of(pcs, struct macb, phylink_sgmii_pcs);
> + u32 old, new;
> +
> + old = gem_readl(bp, PCSCNTRL);
> + new = old | BMCR_ANRESTART;
> + gem_writel(bp, PCSCNTRL, new);
> }
>
> static int macb_pcs_config(struct phylink_pcs *pcs,
> @@ -609,8 +614,10 @@ static int macb_pcs_config(struct phylink_pcs *pcs,
> new = old | BMCR_ANENABLE;
> else
> new = old & ~BMCR_ANENABLE;
> - if (old != new)
> + if (old != new) {
> gem_writel(bp, PCSCNTRL, new);
> + return 1;
> + }
>
> return 0;
> }
[Severity: Medium]
Is the positive return here attached to the right register write? The
kernel-doc for .pcs_config() in include/linux/phylink.h says:
* When an autonegotiation restart is required for 802.3z modes, .pcs_config()
* should return a positive non-zero integer (e.g. 1) to indicate to phylink
* to call the pcs_an_restart() method.
and phylink_mii_c22_pcs_config() derives that value from the advertisement
write, not from the BMCR autonegotiation-enable write:
ret = mdiobus_modify_changed(pcs->bus, pcs->addr,
MII_ADVERTISE, 0xffff, adv);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
changed = ret;
In macb_pcs_config() the earlier PCSANADV (clause 37 base page) write result
is discarded:
old = gem_readl(bp, PCSANADV);
new = phylink_mii_c22_pcs_encode_advertisement(interface, advertising);
if (new != -EINVAL && old != new)
gem_writel(bp, PCSANADV, new);
and 1 is returned only when the BMCR_ANENABLE bit in PCSCNTRL toggles.
Does that mean an advertisement-only change never restarts autonegotiation?
On an established in-band 1000BASE-X link, ethtool -A or ethtool -s ...
advertise ... reaches phylink_change_inband_advert(), whose only trigger for
the restart is the positive return:
ret = phylink_pcs_config(pl->pcs, pl->pcs_neg_mode, &pl->link_config,
!!(pl->link_config.pause & MLO_PAUSE_AN));
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
if (ret > 0)
phylink_pcs_an_restart(pl);
Since PCSAUTONEG is on out of reset and phylink keeps it on for in-band mode
(default_an_inband is set in macb_mii_probe()), PCSCNTRL is unchanged, 0 is
returned, and the freshly written base page is never put on the wire until a
link bounce or a larger reconfiguration. The newly added
macb_pcs_an_restart() would then not be reached for the advertisement case
the ops contract describes, while the case that does return 1 (the
autonegotiation enable/disable toggle) is not the case a restart is asked
for.
Would recording a changed flag in the PCSANADV branch and returning that,
as phylink_mii_c22_pcs_config() does, be more in line with the contract?
Also, could the commit message mention the change of pcs_config() return
semantics?
[ ... ]
> @@ -957,7 +966,8 @@ static struct phylink_pcs *macb_mac_select_pcs(struct phylink_config *config,
>
> if (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_10GBASER)
> return &bp->phylink_usx_pcs;
> - else if (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII)
> + else if (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX ||
> + interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII)
^^^^^^^^^
[Severity: Low]
This isn't a bug, but the continuation line in macb_mac_select_pcs() is
indented with a tab followed by spaces, which checkpatch.pl flags as "code
indent should use tabs where possible".
> return &bp->phylink_sgmii_pcs;
> else
> return NULL;
[ ... ]
> @@ -1061,9 +1072,12 @@ static int macb_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
> bp->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
> phy_interface_set_rgmii(bp->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
>
> - if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_PCS)
> + if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_PCS) {
> + __set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX,
> + bp->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
> __set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII,
> bp->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
> + }
>
> if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_HIGH_SPEED) {
> __set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_10GBASER,
> @@ -4932,7 +4946,9 @@ static int macb_init_dflt(struct platform_device *pdev)
> /* Set MII management clock divider */
> val = macb_mdc_clk_div(bp);
> val |= macb_dbw(bp);
> - if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII)
> + if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX)
> + val |= GEM_BIT(PCSSEL);
> + else if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII)
> val |= GEM_BIT(SGMIIEN) | GEM_BIT(PCSSEL);
> macb_writel(bp, NCFGR, val);
[Severity: Medium]
Does the serdes get brought up when phy-mode is "1000base-x"?
init_reset_optional() still gates the serdes and ZynqMP GEM power-management
setup on SGMII only:
if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII) {
/* Ensure PHY device used in SGMII mode is ready */
bp->phy = devm_phy_optional_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
...
ret = zynqmp_pm_set_gem_config(pm_info[1], GEM_CONFIG_SGMII_MODE, 1);
With phy-mode = "1000base-x" on a part with MACB_CAPS_PCS that uses
init_reset_optional(), bp->phy stays NULL, so the later
phy_set_mode_ext(bp->phy, ...) and phy_power_on(bp->phy) calls in
macb_open() are no-ops, while macb_init_dflt() and macb_mac_config() still
set GEM_BIT(PCSSEL) and macb_mii_probe() advertises 1000BASE-X. Would that
leave the interface up with an unconfigured, unpowered serdes and no
diagnostic?
I could not determine from the tree whether the GT serdes and the
GEM_CONFIG_SGMII_MODE firmware call are strictly required for 1000BASE-X on
those parts, so this may be fine on the affected hardware. Should
init_reset_optional() cover PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX as well, for
consistency with the four sites updated here?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-12 1:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-07 20:07 [PATCH net-next v4 0/2] net: macb: 1000BASE-X on internal PCS Nathan Whitehorn
2026-08-07 20:07 ` [PATCH net-next v4 1/2] net: macb: Poll for link state changes when using the " Nathan Whitehorn
2026-08-12 1:54 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-08-12 2:48 ` Nathan Whitehorn
2026-08-07 20:07 ` [PATCH net-next v4 2/2] net: macb: add support for 1000BASE-X autonegotiation to PCS Nathan Whitehorn
2026-08-12 1:54 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2026-08-12 2:58 ` Nathan Whitehorn
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