Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/9] net: sunhme: Just restart autonegotiation if we can't bring the link up

From: Simon Horman
Date: Sat Mar 18 2023 - 04:37:30 EST


On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 08:36:05PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> If we've tried regular autonegotiation and forcing the link mode, just
> restart autonegotiation instead of reinitializing the whole NIC.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <seanga2@xxxxxxxxx>

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> @@ -606,6 +604,124 @@ static int is_lucent_phy(struct happy_meal *hp)
> return ret;
> }
>
> +/* hp->happy_lock must be held */
> +static void
> +happy_meal_begin_auto_negotiation(struct happy_meal *hp,
> + void __iomem *tregs,
> + const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *ep)
> +{
> + int timeout;
> +
> + /* Read all of the registers we are interested in now. */
> + hp->sw_bmsr = happy_meal_tcvr_read(hp, tregs, MII_BMSR);
> + hp->sw_bmcr = happy_meal_tcvr_read(hp, tregs, MII_BMCR);
> + hp->sw_physid1 = happy_meal_tcvr_read(hp, tregs, MII_PHYSID1);
> + hp->sw_physid2 = happy_meal_tcvr_read(hp, tregs, MII_PHYSID2);
> +
> + /* XXX Check BMSR_ANEGCAPABLE, should not be necessary though. */
> +
> + hp->sw_advertise = happy_meal_tcvr_read(hp, tregs, MII_ADVERTISE);
> + if (!ep || ep->base.autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
> + /* Advertise everything we can support. */
> + if (hp->sw_bmsr & BMSR_10HALF)
> + hp->sw_advertise |= (ADVERTISE_10HALF);
> + else
> + hp->sw_advertise &= ~(ADVERTISE_10HALF);
> +
> + if (hp->sw_bmsr & BMSR_10FULL)
> + hp->sw_advertise |= (ADVERTISE_10FULL);
> + else
> + hp->sw_advertise &= ~(ADVERTISE_10FULL);
> + if (hp->sw_bmsr & BMSR_100HALF)
> + hp->sw_advertise |= (ADVERTISE_100HALF);
> + else
> + hp->sw_advertise &= ~(ADVERTISE_100HALF);
> + if (hp->sw_bmsr & BMSR_100FULL)
> + hp->sw_advertise |= (ADVERTISE_100FULL);
> + else
> + hp->sw_advertise &= ~(ADVERTISE_100FULL);
> + happy_meal_tcvr_write(hp, tregs, MII_ADVERTISE, hp->sw_advertise);
> +
> + /* XXX Currently no Happy Meal cards I know off support 100BaseT4,
> + * XXX and this is because the DP83840 does not support it, changes
> + * XXX would need to be made to the tx/rx logic in the driver as well
> + * XXX so I completely skip checking for it in the BMSR for now.
> + */
> +
> + ASD("Advertising [ %s%s%s%s]\n",
> + hp->sw_advertise & ADVERTISE_10HALF ? "10H " : "",
> + hp->sw_advertise & ADVERTISE_10FULL ? "10F " : "",
> + hp->sw_advertise & ADVERTISE_100HALF ? "100H " : "",
> + hp->sw_advertise & ADVERTISE_100FULL ? "100F " : "");
> +
> + /* Enable Auto-Negotiation, this is usually on already... */
> + hp->sw_bmcr |= BMCR_ANENABLE;
> + happy_meal_tcvr_write(hp, tregs, MII_BMCR, hp->sw_bmcr);
> +
> + /* Restart it to make sure it is going. */
> + hp->sw_bmcr |= BMCR_ANRESTART;
> + happy_meal_tcvr_write(hp, tregs, MII_BMCR, hp->sw_bmcr);
> +
> + /* BMCR_ANRESTART self clears when the process has begun. */
> +
> + timeout = 64; /* More than enough. */
> + while (--timeout) {
> + hp->sw_bmcr = happy_meal_tcvr_read(hp, tregs, MII_BMCR);
> + if (!(hp->sw_bmcr & BMCR_ANRESTART))
> + break; /* got it. */
> + udelay(10);

nit: Checkpatch tells me that usleep_range() is preferred over udelay().
Perhaps it would be worth looking into that for a follow-up patch.

> + }
> + if (!timeout) {
> + netdev_err(hp->dev,
> + "Happy Meal would not start auto negotiation BMCR=0x%04x\n",
> + hp->sw_bmcr);
> + netdev_notice(hp->dev,
> + "Performing force link detection.\n");
> + goto force_link;
> + } else {
> + hp->timer_state = arbwait;
> + }
> + } else {
> +force_link:
> + /* Force the link up, trying first a particular mode.
> + * Either we are here at the request of ethtool or
> + * because the Happy Meal would not start to autoneg.
> + */
> +
> + /* Disable auto-negotiation in BMCR, enable the duplex and
> + * speed setting, init the timer state machine, and fire it off.
> + */
> + if (!ep || ep->base.autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
> + hp->sw_bmcr = BMCR_SPEED100;
> + } else {
> + if (ep->base.speed == SPEED_100)
> + hp->sw_bmcr = BMCR_SPEED100;
> + else
> + hp->sw_bmcr = 0;
> + if (ep->base.duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
> + hp->sw_bmcr |= BMCR_FULLDPLX;
> + }
> + happy_meal_tcvr_write(hp, tregs, MII_BMCR, hp->sw_bmcr);
> +
> + if (!is_lucent_phy(hp)) {
> + /* OK, seems we need do disable the transceiver for the first
> + * tick to make sure we get an accurate link state at the
> + * second tick.
> + */
> + hp->sw_csconfig = happy_meal_tcvr_read(hp, tregs,
> + DP83840_CSCONFIG);
> + hp->sw_csconfig &= ~(CSCONFIG_TCVDISAB);
> + happy_meal_tcvr_write(hp, tregs, DP83840_CSCONFIG,
> + hp->sw_csconfig);
> + }
> + hp->timer_state = ltrywait;
> + }
> +
> + hp->timer_ticks = 0;
> + hp->happy_timer.expires = jiffies + (12 * HZ)/10; /* 1.2 sec. */

nit: as a follow-up perhaps you could consider something like this.
(* completely untested! * )

hp->happy_timer.expires = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1200);

> + add_timer(&hp->happy_timer);
> +}
> +

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