Re: [patch 1/4] natsemi: Add support for using MII port with no PHY

From: Mark Brown
Date: Thu Mar 16 2006 - 04:31:24 EST


On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 01:09:02AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > + if (np->ignore_phy && (ecmd->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE ||
> > + ecmd->port == PORT_INTERNAL)) {

> What's PORT_INTERNAL? ethtool doesn't appear to define that.

It should be PORT_TP, sorry:

This patch provides a module option which configures the natsemi driver
to use the external MII port on the chip but ignore any PHYs that may be
attached to it. The link state will be left as it was when the driver
started and can be configured via ethtool. Any PHYs that are present
can be accessed via the MII ioctl()s.

This is useful for systems where the device is connected without a PHY
or where either information or actions outside the scope of the driver
are required in order to use the PHYs.

Signed-Off-By: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Index: natsemi-queue/drivers/net/natsemi.c
===================================================================
--- natsemi-queue.orig/drivers/net/natsemi.c 2006-02-25 13:38:34.000000000 +0000
+++ natsemi-queue/drivers/net/natsemi.c 2006-02-25 13:50:51.000000000 +0000
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "DP8381x default
MODULE_PARM_DESC(rx_copybreak,
"DP8381x copy breakpoint for copy-only-tiny-frames");
MODULE_PARM_DESC(options,
- "DP8381x: Bits 0-3: media type, bit 17: full duplex");
+ "DP8381x: Bits 0-3: media type, bit 17: full duplex, bit 18: ignore PHY");
MODULE_PARM_DESC(full_duplex, "DP8381x full duplex setting(s) (1)");

/*
@@ -690,6 +690,8 @@ struct netdev_private {
u32 intr_status;
/* Do not touch the nic registers */
int hands_off;
+ /* Don't pay attention to the reported link state. */
+ int ignore_phy;
/* external phy that is used: only valid if dev->if_port != PORT_TP */
int mii;
int phy_addr_external;
@@ -891,7 +893,19 @@ static int __devinit natsemi_probe1 (str
np->hands_off = 0;
np->intr_status = 0;

+ option = find_cnt < MAX_UNITS ? options[find_cnt] : 0;
+ if (dev->mem_start)
+ option = dev->mem_start;
+
+ /* Ignore the PHY status? */
+ if (option & 0x400) {
+ np->ignore_phy = 1;
+ } else {
+ np->ignore_phy = 0;
+ }
+
/* Initial port:
+ * - If configured to ignore the PHY set up for external.
* - If the nic was configured to use an external phy and if find_mii
* finds a phy: use external port, first phy that replies.
* - Otherwise: internal port.
@@ -899,7 +913,7 @@ static int __devinit natsemi_probe1 (str
* The address would be used to access a phy over the mii bus, but
* the internal phy is accessed through mapped registers.
*/
- if (readl(ioaddr + ChipConfig) & CfgExtPhy)
+ if (np->ignore_phy || readl(ioaddr + ChipConfig) & CfgExtPhy)
dev->if_port = PORT_MII;
else
dev->if_port = PORT_TP;
@@ -909,7 +923,9 @@ static int __devinit natsemi_probe1 (str

if (dev->if_port != PORT_TP) {
np->phy_addr_external = find_mii(dev);
- if (np->phy_addr_external == PHY_ADDR_NONE) {
+ /* If we're ignoring the PHY it doesn't matter if we can't
+ * find one. */
+ if (!np->ignore_phy && np->phy_addr_external == PHY_ADDR_NONE) {
dev->if_port = PORT_TP;
np->phy_addr_external = PHY_ADDR_INTERNAL;
}
@@ -917,10 +933,6 @@ static int __devinit natsemi_probe1 (str
np->phy_addr_external = PHY_ADDR_INTERNAL;
}

- option = find_cnt < MAX_UNITS ? options[find_cnt] : 0;
- if (dev->mem_start)
- option = dev->mem_start;
-
/* The lower four bits are the media type. */
if (option) {
if (option & 0x200)
@@ -954,7 +966,10 @@ static int __devinit natsemi_probe1 (str
if (mtu)
dev->mtu = mtu;

- netif_carrier_off(dev);
+ if (np->ignore_phy)
+ netif_carrier_on(dev);
+ else
+ netif_carrier_off(dev);

/* get the initial settings from hardware */
tmp = mdio_read(dev, MII_BMCR);
@@ -1002,6 +1017,8 @@ static int __devinit natsemi_probe1 (str
printk("%02x, IRQ %d", dev->dev_addr[i], irq);
if (dev->if_port == PORT_TP)
printk(", port TP.\n");
+ else if (np->ignore_phy)
+ printk(", port MII, ignoring PHY\n");
else
printk(", port MII, phy ad %d.\n", np->phy_addr_external);
}
@@ -1682,42 +1699,44 @@ static void check_link(struct net_device
{
struct netdev_private *np = netdev_priv(dev);
void __iomem * ioaddr = ns_ioaddr(dev);
- int duplex;
+ int duplex = np->full_duplex;
u16 bmsr;
-
- /* The link status field is latched: it remains low after a temporary
- * link failure until it's read. We need the current link status,
- * thus read twice.
- */
- mdio_read(dev, MII_BMSR);
- bmsr = mdio_read(dev, MII_BMSR);

- if (!(bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS)) {
- if (netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
+ /* If we're not paying attention to the PHY status then don't check. */
+ if (!np->ignore_phy) {
+ /* The link status field is latched: it remains low
+ * after a temporary link failure until it's read. We
+ * need the current link status, thus read twice.
+ */
+ mdio_read(dev, MII_BMSR);
+ bmsr = mdio_read(dev, MII_BMSR);
+
+ if (!(bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS)) {
+ if (netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
+ if (netif_msg_link(np))
+ printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: link down.\n",
+ dev->name);
+ netif_carrier_off(dev);
+ undo_cable_magic(dev);
+ }
+ return;
+ }
+ if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
if (netif_msg_link(np))
- printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: link down.\n",
- dev->name);
- netif_carrier_off(dev);
- undo_cable_magic(dev);
+ printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: link up.\n", dev->name);
+ netif_carrier_on(dev);
+ do_cable_magic(dev);
}
- return;
- }
- if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
- if (netif_msg_link(np))
- printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: link up.\n", dev->name);
- netif_carrier_on(dev);
- do_cable_magic(dev);
- }

- duplex = np->full_duplex;
- if (!duplex) {
- if (bmsr & BMSR_ANEGCOMPLETE) {
- int tmp = mii_nway_result(
- np->advertising & mdio_read(dev, MII_LPA));
- if (tmp == LPA_100FULL || tmp == LPA_10FULL)
+ if (!duplex) {
+ if (bmsr & BMSR_ANEGCOMPLETE) {
+ int tmp = mii_nway_result(
+ np->advertising & mdio_read(dev, MII_LPA));
+ if (tmp == LPA_100FULL || tmp == LPA_10FULL)
+ duplex = 1;
+ } else if (mdio_read(dev, MII_BMCR) & BMCR_FULLDPLX)
duplex = 1;
- } else if (mdio_read(dev, MII_BMCR) & BMCR_FULLDPLX)
- duplex = 1;
+ }
}

/* if duplex is set then bit 28 must be set, too */
@@ -2927,6 +2946,16 @@ static int netdev_set_ecmd(struct net_de
}

/*
+ * If we're ignoring the PHY then autoneg and the internal
+ * transciever are really not going to work so don't let the
+ * user select them.
+ */
+ if (np->ignore_phy && (ecmd->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE ||
+ ecmd->port == PORT_TP)) {
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ /*
* maxtxpkt, maxrxpkt: ignored for now.
*
* transceiver:

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