Re: [PATCH net v2] net: phy: dp83867: add w/a for packet errors seen with short cables

From: Heiner Kallweit
Date: Tue May 09 2023 - 05:00:05 EST


On 09.05.2023 07:21, Siddharth Vadapalli wrote:
> From: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@xxxxxx>
>
> Introduce the W/A for packet errors seen with short cables (<1m) between
> two DP83867 PHYs.
>
> The W/A recommended by DM requires FFE Equalizer Configuration tuning by
> writing value 0x0E81 to DSP_FFE_CFG register (0x012C), surrounded by hard
> and soft resets as follows:
>
> write_reg(0x001F, 0x8000); //hard reset
> write_reg(DSP_FFE_CFG, 0x0E81);
> write_reg(0x001F, 0x4000); //soft reset
>
> Since DP83867 PHY DM says "Changing this register to 0x0E81, will not
> affect Long Cable performance.", enable the W/A by default.
>
> Fixes: 2a10154abcb7 ("net: phy: dp83867: Add TI dp83867 phy")
> Signed-off-by: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@xxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Siddharth Vadapalli <s-vadapalli@xxxxxx>
> ---
>
> V1 patch at:
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230508070019.356548-1-s-vadapalli@xxxxxx
>
> Changes since v1 patch:
> - Wrap the line invoking phy_write_mmd(), limiting it to 80 characters.
> - Replace 0X0E81 with 0x0e81 in the call to phy_write_mmd().
> - Replace 0X012C with 0x012c in the new define for DP83867_DSP_FFE_CFG.
>
> RFC patch at:
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230425054429.3956535-2-s-vadapalli@xxxxxx/
>
> Changes since RFC patch:
> - Change patch subject to PATCH net.
> - Add Fixes tag.
> - Check return value of phy_write_mmd().
>
> drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c b/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
> index d75f526a20a4..bbdcc595715d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
> #define DP83867_STRAP_STS1 0x006E
> #define DP83867_STRAP_STS2 0x006f
> #define DP83867_RGMIIDCTL 0x0086
> +#define DP83867_DSP_FFE_CFG 0x012c
> #define DP83867_RXFCFG 0x0134
> #define DP83867_RXFPMD1 0x0136
> #define DP83867_RXFPMD2 0x0137
> @@ -941,8 +942,23 @@ static int dp83867_phy_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
>
> usleep_range(10, 20);
>
> - return phy_modify(phydev, MII_DP83867_PHYCTRL,
> + err = phy_modify(phydev, MII_DP83867_PHYCTRL,
> DP83867_PHYCR_FORCE_LINK_GOOD, 0);
> + if (err < 0)
> + return err;
> +

Would be good to add a comment here explaining what this magic write does.

> + err = phy_write_mmd(phydev, DP83867_DEVADDR, DP83867_DSP_FFE_CFG,
> + 0x0e81);
> + if (err < 0)
> + return err;
> +
> + err = phy_write(phydev, DP83867_CTRL, DP83867_SW_RESTART);
> + if (err < 0)
> + return err;
> +
> + usleep_range(10, 20);
> +
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static void dp83867_link_change_notify(struct phy_device *phydev)