Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:51:27 +0000 | From | Russell King - ARM Linux admin <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] net: marvell: mvpp2: phylink requires the link interrupt |
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On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 04:34:03PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:33:05 +0000, Russell King wrote: > > phylink requires the MAC to report when its link status changes when > > operating in inband modes. Failure to report link status changes > > means that phylink has no idea when the link events happen, which > > results in either the network interface's carrier remaining up or > > remaining permanently down. > > > > For example, with a fiber module, if the interface is brought up and > > link is initially established, taking the link down at the far end > > will cut the optical power. The SFP module's LOS asserts, we > > deactivate the link, and the network interface reports no carrier. > > > > When the far end is brought back up, the SFP module's LOS deasserts, > > but the MAC may be slower to establish link. If this happens (which > > in my tests is a certainty) then phylink never hears that the MAC > > has established link with the far end, and the network interface is > > stuck reporting no carrier. This means the interface is > > non-functional. > > > > Avoiding the link interrupt when we have phylink is basically not > > an option, so remove the !port->phylink from the test. > > > > Tested-by: Sven Auhagen <sven.auhagen@voleatech.de> > > Tested-by: Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@bootlin.com> > > Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> > > Fixes: 4bb043262878 ("net: mvpp2: phylink support") ? > > Seems like you maybe didn't want this backported to stable hence > no fixes tag?
Correct, because backporting just this patch will break the Macchiatobin.
This patch is dependent on the previous two patches, which are more about correct use of the API. I suspect if you try to backport the series, things will get very hairly very quickly.
> > Please advise :) > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c > > index 111b3b8239e1..ef44c6979a31 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c > > @@ -3674,7 +3674,7 @@ static int mvpp2_open(struct net_device *dev) > > valid = true; > > } > > > > - if (priv->hw_version == MVPP22 && port->link_irq && !port->phylink) { > > + if (priv->hw_version == MVPP22 && port->link_irq) { > > err = request_irq(port->link_irq, mvpp2_link_status_isr, 0, > > dev->name, port); > > if (err) { > >
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