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Miller" , Eric Dumazet , Jakub Kicinski , linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org, linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, Paolo Abeni , Vinod Koul Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/8] net: stmmac: improve PCS support Message-ID: References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: haTIJxwA0srCrsJxWouHwea4JWqhMTj6 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjYwMzE4MDE5MiBTYWx0ZWRfXwNa/tP4tuDp1 UqBlmFMflA09HdRs3FQZytnFkU6R05rypYawWVKbdAq7D5hk6+6QOnZW/BvgSK8XBj9/PnxbAiw e3DaC57lcUSV7x3j5ilFYzflI8lFwBaB1kCrVZhlHjiWV5DtsxSULIDQ8jCFzjLGX5z40BYWoTX JEPAmdHm0HQ3/NiVZJTa7RvwGfGzLIfCyW8J5BuBQ6msArTZAXdVtgcyAWEz1OWfoUIApZ21SK9 YJ7xLZDa2fJlEmXp9FJihXz/vWzLIZ3MDQ67aVGE1kLZ3wZWFNpIPIyVfgdXFpTxatFqhcRG1kx /uZlgeVVtq0FEiGGDcAIzU9GcJ9g4Xd1HuYMShjQwJs1RCbue2clU2x+yB13JZi1QNmzN/m/J2k U63ugDJwzaNedhrN1l3aEe/u8eooEsOSaRv1MhMAC5sLu5CUYRS3aXSaXRobGt1Klap0TVF7jFn EN5syyTXfR4/Yq8xmQg== X-Proofpoint-GUID: haTIJxwA0srCrsJxWouHwea4JWqhMTj6 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=PtCergM3 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=69bb233e cx=c_pps a=mDZGXZTwRPZaeRUbqKGCBw==:117 a=ZePRamnt/+rB5gQjfz0u9A==:17 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=Yq5XynenixoA:10 a=s4-Qcg_JpJYA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=u7WPNUs3qKkmUXheDGA7:22 a=3WHJM1ZQz_JShphwDgj5:22 a=9Hbxq-cn08ijON1ErxsA:9 a=vUQH8iars7gmROI7:21 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=zc0IvFSfCIW2DFIPzwfm:22 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1143,Hydra:6.1.51,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2026-03-18_01,2026-03-17_02,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 phishscore=0 clxscore=1015 priorityscore=1501 bulkscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 malwarescore=0 spamscore=0 adultscore=0 suspectscore=0 impostorscore=0 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2603050001 definitions=main-2603180192 Hi, On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 02:48:39PM +0000, Russell King (Oracle) wrote: > On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 01:11:23AM +0000, Russell King (Oracle) wrote: > > This will be because we're not attaching any PHYs when phylink is > > being told to operate in 2500BASE-X with inband, since it thinks > > that's the media. That, and, because stmmac has a long history, it > > needed a special phylink_expects_phy() check added in stmmac_init_phy() > > which his what prevents the PHY being attached. > > Okay, another idea that I hope will work. Please drop the "net: stmmac: > qcom-ethqos: enable inband mode for SGMII" patch so we go back to using > outband mode for everything. > > Then, disable the call to ethqos_pcs_set_inband() so inband mode > doesn't get enabled for SGMII - as phylink will be telling the PHY to > disable inband mode. > > Does that result in functional 100M, 1G and 2.5G speeds? Yes, but with an asterisk. - 2.5G works fine - Shifting between 2.5G, 1G, and 100M are usually fine. - Booting up at 1G results in link flapping (it gets resolved if I do: ip link set down and then up on the link partner). - Similar link flapping also happens when shifting from 2.5G to 1G, though its not always. Attaching logs of the booting up with a 1G scenario below. Ayaan --- [ 8.650471] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: Using 36/40 bits DMA host/device width [ 8.650486] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: clk_csr value out of range (0xffffff00 exceeds mask 0x00000f00), truncating [ 11.569262] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Register MEM_TYPE_PAGE_POOL RxQ-0 [ 11.577988] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Register MEM_TYPE_PAGE_POOL RxQ-1 [ 11.586665] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Register MEM_TYPE_PAGE_POOL RxQ-2 [ 11.595357] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Register MEM_TYPE_PAGE_POOL RxQ-3 [ 11.619882] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: PHY stmmac-0:08 uses interfaces 4,23,27, validating 23 [ 11.629468] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: interface 23 (2500base-x) rate match pause supports 0-7,9,13-14,47 [ 11.640202] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: PHY [stmmac-0:08] driver [Aquantia AQR115C] (irq=288) [ 11.649691] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: phy: 2500base-x setting supported 00000000,00000000,00008000,000062ff advertising 00000000,00000000,00008000,000062ff [ 11.680117] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Enabling Safety Features [ 11.688517] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: IEEE 1588-2008 Advanced Timestamp supported [ 11.698080] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: registered PTP clock [ 11.704633] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: configuring for phy/2500base-x link mode [ 11.712966] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: major config, requested phy/2500base-x [ 11.721115] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: interface 2500base-x inband modes: pcs=01 phy=00 [ 11.730157] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: major config, active phy/outband/2500base-x [ 11.738748] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: phylink_mac_config: mode=phy/2500base-x/none adv=00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000 pause=00 [ 11.763778] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: phy link down 2500base-x/1Gbps/Full/none/off/nolpi [ 15.215445] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: phy link up sgmii/1Gbps/Full/none/rx/tx/nolpi [ 15.226572] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: major config, requested phy/sgmii [ 15.234297] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: interface sgmii inband modes: pcs=03 phy=03 [ 15.242902] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: major config, active phy/outband/sgmii [ 15.251044] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: phylink_mac_config: mode=phy/sgmii/none adv=00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000 pause=03 [ 15.276661] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Up [ 15.278115] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 15.283364] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link up [ 18.317922] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Down [ 18.323424] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link down [ 18.323977] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [ 18.329375] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Up [ 18.340467] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link up [ 18.356522] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 21.358679] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Down [ 21.364183] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link down [ 21.364745] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [ 21.370130] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Up [ 21.370139] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link up [ 21.397194] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 24.399108] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Down [ 24.404613] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link down [ 24.405168] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [ 24.410563] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Up [ 24.421657] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link up [ 24.437636] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 27.439468] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Down [ 27.444971] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link down [ 27.445528] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [ 27.450920] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Up [ 27.462016] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link up [ 27.477991] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 28.026087] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: phy link down sgmii/1Gbps/Full/none/rx/tx/nolpi [ 28.035077] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [ 33.336433] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: phy link up sgmii/1Gbps/Full/none/rx/tx/nolpi [ 33.342861] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Down [ 33.350674] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link down [ 33.350724] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet: PCS Link Up [ 33.360912] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 33.366768] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: pcs link up [ 33.386487] qcom-ethqos 23040000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down Note: doing a remote link toggle recovers this.