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SubjectRe: [PATCH 07/12] dt-bindings: net: Add StarFive JH7100 SoC
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On 2/15/23 15:01, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 02:34:23AM +0200, Cristian Ciocaltea wrote:
>> On 2/11/23 18:01, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>>> + starfive,gtxclk-dlychain:
>>>> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
>>>> + description: GTX clock delay chain setting
>>>
>>> Please could you add more details to this. Is this controlling the
>>> RGMII delays? 0ns or 2ns?
>>
>> This is what gets written to JH7100_SYSMAIN_REGISTER49 and it's currently
>> set to 4 in patch 12/12. As already mentioned, I don't have the register
>> information in the datasheet, but I'll update this as soon as we get some
>> details.
>
> I have seen what happens to this value, but i have no idea what it
> actually means. And without knowing what it means, i cannot say if it
> is being used correctly or not. And it could be related to the next
> part of my comment...
>
>>
>>>> + gmac: ethernet@10020000 {
>>>> + compatible = "starfive,jh7100-dwmac", "snps,dwmac";
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x10020000 0x0 0x10000>;
>>>> + clocks = <&clkgen JH7100_CLK_GMAC_ROOT_DIV>,
>>>> + <&clkgen JH7100_CLK_GMAC_AHB>,
>>>> + <&clkgen JH7100_CLK_GMAC_PTP_REF>,
>>>> + <&clkgen JH7100_CLK_GMAC_GTX>,
>>>> + <&clkgen JH7100_CLK_GMAC_TX_INV>;
>>>> + clock-names = "stmmaceth", "pclk", "ptp_ref", "gtxc", "tx";
>>>> + resets = <&rstgen JH7100_RSTN_GMAC_AHB>;
>>>> + reset-names = "ahb";
>>>> + interrupts = <6>, <7>;
>>>> + interrupt-names = "macirq", "eth_wake_irq";
>>>> + max-frame-size = <9000>;
>>>> + phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
>>>
>>> This is unusual. Does your board have a really long RX clock line to
>>> insert the 2ns delay needed on the RX side?
>>
>> Just tested with "rgmii" and didn't notice any issues. If I'm not missing
>> anything, I'll do the change in the next revision.
>
> rgmii-id is generally the value to be used. That indicates the board
> needs 2ns delays adding by something, either the MAC or the PHY. And
> then i always recommend the MAC driver does nothing, pass the value to
> the PHY and let the PHY add the delays.
>
> So try both rgmii and rgmii-id and do a lot of bi directional
> transfers. Then look at the reported ethernet frame check sum error
> counts, both local and the link peer. I would expect one setting gives
> you lots of errors, and the other works much better.

I gave "rgmii-id" a try and it's not usable, I get too many errors. So
"rgmii" should be the right choice here.

Thanks,
Cristian

> Andrew
>

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