Re: [PATCH net-next 1/6] net: phy: dp83869: Disable autonegotiation in RGMII/1000Base-X mode

[Romain Gantois <romain.gantois@bootlin.com>]

Hello Russell,

On mardi 2 juillet 2024 11:24:18 UTC+2 Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 10:44:12AM +0200, Romain Gantois wrote:
> > To be clear, "fiber mode" in the DP83869 linguo also includes
> > 1000Base-X which can be used with a direct-attach copper cable. From
> > what I've seen, autonegotiation is not supported in this configuration.
> 
> Why? Direct-attached cables are 1000base-CX, which is defined by 802.3.
> It uses the 1000base-X PCS which is shared with 1000base-SX, 1000base-LX
> etc. If one looks at 37.1.3, Relationship to architectural layering,
> or 36.1.5, Inter-sublayer interfaces, one can see in that diagram that
> the PCS *including* auto-negotiation is included for SX, LX *and* CX.
> 
> Moreover, 39.3 states that TP1 and TP4 will be commin in many
> implementations of LX, SX and CX.
> 
> Moreover, 39.1, 1000base-CX introduction, states that it incorporates
> clause 36 and clause 38. Clause 36.2.2 states that the 1000base-X PCS
> incorporates clause 37 auto-negotiation.
> 
> So, I think AN is supposed to be supported on CX in the same way that
> it's supported for SX and LX.

This seems to be a limitation of this particular PHY. From the DP83869
datasheet:

"7.4.2.1 1000BASE-X
The DP83869HM supports the 1000Base-X Fiber Ethernet protocol as
defined in IEEE 802.3 standard. In 1000M Fiber mode, the PHY will use
two differential channels for communication. In fiber mode, the speed is not
decided through auto-negotiation. Both sides of the link must be
configured to the same operating speed. The PHY can be configured to
operate in 1000BASE-X through the register settings (Section 7.4.8) or
strap settings (Section 7.5.1.2)."

Thanks,

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Romain Gantois, Bootlin
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