[PATCH 1/2] net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames

[PATCH 1/2] net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames

[Timur Tabi]

Pause frames are used to enable flow control.  A MAC can send and
receive pause frames in order to throttle traffic.  However, the PHY
must be configured to allow those frames to pass through.

Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
index 6fb3bee..70a55dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,12 @@ int emac_mac_up(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 	writel((u32)~DIS_INT, adpt->base + EMAC_INT_STATUS);
 	writel(adpt->irq.mask, adpt->base + EMAC_INT_MASK);
 
+	/* Enable pause frames.  Without this feature, the EMAC has been shown
+	 * to receive (and drop) frames with FCS errors at gigabit connections.
+	 */
+	adpt->phydev->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+	adpt->phydev->advertising |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+
 	adpt->phydev->irq = PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
 	phy_start(adpt->phydev);
 
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[PATCH 2/2] net: qcom/emac: enable flow control if requested

[Timur Tabi]

If the PHY has been configured to allow pause frames, then the MAC
should be configured to generate and/or accept those frames.

Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
index 70a55dc..46e19e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
@@ -575,10 +575,12 @@ void emac_mac_start(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 
 	mac |= TXEN | RXEN;     /* enable RX/TX */
 
-	/* We don't have ethtool support yet, so force flow-control mode
-	 * to 'full' always.
-	 */
-	mac |= TXFC | RXFC;
+	/* Configure MAC flow control to patch the PHY's settings */
+	if (phydev->pause)
+		mac |= RXFC;
+
+	if (!phydev->pause && phydev->asym_pause)
+		mac |= TXFC;
 
 	/* setup link speed */
 	mac &= ~SPEED_MASK;
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Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: qcom/emac: enable flow control if requested

[Florian Fainelli]

On 11/01/2016 11:30 AM, Timur Tabi wrote:
> If the PHY has been configured to allow pause frames, then the MAC
> should be configured to generate and/or accept those frames.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
-- 
Florian

Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: qcom/emac: enable flow control if requested

[Timur Tabi]

On 11/01/2016 01:30 PM, Timur Tabi wrote:
> +	if (!phydev->pause && phydev->asym_pause)
> +		mac |= TXFC;

I think this might be wrong, and nb8800_pause_config() has it right. 
This should be:

	if (!phydev->pause != !phydev->asym_pause)

which is a logical-xor.

Do you concur?

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Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames

[Florian Fainelli]

On 11/01/2016 11:30 AM, Timur Tabi wrote:
> Pause frames are used to enable flow control.  A MAC can send and
> receive pause frames in order to throttle traffic.  However, the PHY
> must be configured to allow those frames to pass through.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
-- 
Florian

Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames

[Timur Tabi]

Timur Tabi wrote:
> Pause frames are used to enable flow control.  A MAC can send and
> receive pause frames in order to throttle traffic.  However, the PHY
> must be configured to allow those frames to pass through.
>
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>

Ugh, I forgot to include an introductory post.  Coming right up.


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[PATCH 0/2] net: qcom/emac: the emac driver requires pause frames

[Timur Tabi]

The qcom emac driver experiences significant packet loss (through frame 
check sequence errors) if flow control is not enabled and the phy is not 
configured to allow pause frames to pass through it.  Therefore, we need 
to force enable flow control and force the phy to pass pause frames.

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