2023-01-16 18:03:34

by Pierluigi Passaro

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Subject: [PATCH net-next v3] net: mdio: force deassert MDIO reset signal

When the reset gpio is defined within the node of the device tree
describing the PHY, the reset is initialized and managed only after
calling the fwnode_mdiobus_phy_device_register function.
However, before calling it, the MDIO communication is checked by the
get_phy_device function.
When this happens and the reset GPIO was somehow previously set down,
the get_phy_device function fails, preventing the PHY detection.
These changes force the deassert of the MDIO reset signal before
checking the MDIO channel.
The PHY may require a minimum deassert time before being responsive:
use a reasonable sleep time after forcing the deassert of the MDIO
reset signal.
Once done, free the gpio descriptor to allow managing it later.

Signed-off-by: Pierluigi Passaro <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: FrancescoFerraro <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
index b782c35c4ac1..eb146eecff5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@

#include <linux/acpi.h>
#include <linux/fwnode_mdio.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/driver.h>
#include <linux/of.h>
#include <linux/phy.h>
#include <linux/pse-pd/pse.h>
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ int fwnode_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *bus,
{
struct mii_timestamper *mii_ts = NULL;
struct pse_control *psec = NULL;
+ struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
struct phy_device *phy;
bool is_c45 = false;
u32 phy_id;
@@ -134,10 +137,33 @@ int fwnode_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *bus,
if (rc >= 0)
is_c45 = true;

+ reset_gpio = fwnode_gpiod_get_index(child, "reset", 0, GPIOD_OUT_LOW, "PHY reset");
+ if (reset_gpio == ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER)) {
+ dev_dbg(&bus->dev, "reset signal for PHY@%u not ready\n", addr);
+ return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+ } else if (IS_ERR(reset_gpio)) {
+ if (reset_gpio == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT))
+ dev_dbg(&bus->dev, "reset signal for PHY@%u not defined\n", addr);
+ else
+ dev_dbg(&bus->dev, "failed to request reset for PHY@%u, error %ld\n", addr, PTR_ERR(reset_gpio));
+ reset_gpio = NULL;
+ } else {
+ int reset_deassert_delay = 0;
+
+ dev_dbg(&bus->dev, "deassert reset signal for PHY@%u\n", addr);
+ fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "reset-deassert-us",
+ &reset_deassert_delay);
+ if (reset_deassert_delay)
+ fsleep(reset_deassert_delay);
+ }
+
if (is_c45 || fwnode_get_phy_id(child, &phy_id))
phy = get_phy_device(bus, addr, is_c45);
else
phy = phy_device_create(bus, addr, phy_id, 0, NULL);
+
+ gpiochip_free_own_desc(reset_gpio);
+
if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
rc = PTR_ERR(phy);
goto clean_mii_ts;
--
2.37.2


2023-01-17 14:10:41

by Andrew Lunn

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] net: mdio: force deassert MDIO reset signal

On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 05:01:14PM +0100, Pierluigi Passaro wrote:
> When the reset gpio is defined within the node of the device tree
> describing the PHY, the reset is initialized and managed only after
> calling the fwnode_mdiobus_phy_device_register function.
> However, before calling it, the MDIO communication is checked by the
> get_phy_device function.
> When this happens and the reset GPIO was somehow previously set down,
> the get_phy_device function fails, preventing the PHY detection.
> These changes force the deassert of the MDIO reset signal before
> checking the MDIO channel.
> The PHY may require a minimum deassert time before being responsive:
> use a reasonable sleep time after forcing the deassert of the MDIO
> reset signal.
> Once done, free the gpio descriptor to allow managing it later.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pierluigi Passaro <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: FrancescoFerraro <[email protected]>

FYI: There is still a discussion going on in v1 of this patch. Please
do not merge yet.

Andrew