2022-07-01 09:17:19

by Andrew Lunn

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

On Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 01:25:06AM +0530, Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
> In shared MDIO suspend/resume usecase for ex. with MDIO producer
> (0xff0c0000) eth1 and MDIO consumer(0xff0b0000) eth0 there is a
> constraint that ethernet interface(ff0c0000) MDIO bus producer
> has to be resumed before the consumer ethernet interface(ff0b0000).
>
> However above constraint is not met when GEM0(ff0b0000) is resumed first.
> There is phy_error on GEM0 and interface becomes non-functional on resume.
>
> suspend:
> [ 46.477795] macb ff0c0000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down
> [ 46.483058] macb ff0c0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock unregistered.
> [ 46.490097] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> [ 46.495298] macb ff0b0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock unregistered.
>
> resume:
> [ 46.633840] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: configuring for phy/sgmii link mode
> macb_mdio_read -> pm_runtime_get_sync(GEM1) it return -EACCES error.
>
> The suspend/resume is dependent on probe order so to fix this dependency
> ensure that MDIO producer ethernet node is always probed first followed
> by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
>
> During MDIO registration find out if MDIO bus is shared and check if MDIO
> producer platform node(traverse by 'phy-handle' property) is bound. If not
> bound then defer the MDIO consumer ethernet node probe. Doing it ensures
> that in suspend/resume MDIO producer is resumed followed by MDIO consumer
> ethernet node.

I don't think there is anything specific to MACB here. There are
Freescale boards which have an MDIO bus shared by two interfaces etc.

Please try to solve this in a generic way, not specific to one MAC and
MDIO combination.

Andrew


2022-07-05 19:27:28

by Pandey, Radhey Shyam

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Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 2:44 PM
> To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; git (AMD-Xilinx)
> <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make
> MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
>
> On Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 01:25:06AM +0530, Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
> > In shared MDIO suspend/resume usecase for ex. with MDIO producer
> > (0xff0c0000) eth1 and MDIO consumer(0xff0b0000) eth0 there is a
> > constraint that ethernet interface(ff0c0000) MDIO bus producer has to
> > be resumed before the consumer ethernet interface(ff0b0000).
> >
> > However above constraint is not met when GEM0(ff0b0000) is resumed first.
> > There is phy_error on GEM0 and interface becomes non-functional on
> resume.
> >
> > suspend:
> > [ 46.477795] macb ff0c0000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [ 46.483058]
> > macb ff0c0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock unregistered.
> > [ 46.490097] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down [ 46.495298]
> > macb ff0b0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock unregistered.
> >
> > resume:
> > [ 46.633840] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: configuring for phy/sgmii
> > link mode macb_mdio_read -> pm_runtime_get_sync(GEM1) it return -
> EACCES error.
> >
> > The suspend/resume is dependent on probe order so to fix this
> > dependency ensure that MDIO producer ethernet node is always probed
> > first followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> >
> > During MDIO registration find out if MDIO bus is shared and check if
> > MDIO producer platform node(traverse by 'phy-handle' property) is
> > bound. If not bound then defer the MDIO consumer ethernet node probe.
> > Doing it ensures that in suspend/resume MDIO producer is resumed
> > followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
>
> I don't think there is anything specific to MACB here. There are Freescale
> boards which have an MDIO bus shared by two interfaces etc.
>
> Please try to solve this in a generic way, not specific to one MAC and MDIO
> combination.

Thanks for the review. I want to get your thoughts on the outline of
the generic solution. Is the current approach fine and we can extend it
for all shared MDIO use cases/ or do we see any limitations?

a) Figure out if the MDIO bus is shared. (new binding or reuse existing)
b) If the MDIO bus is shared based on DT property then figure out if the
MDIO producer platform device is probed. If not, defer MDIO consumer
MDIO bus registration.

>
> Andrew

2022-07-05 19:30:05

by Andrew Lunn

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

> Thanks for the review. I want to get your thoughts on the outline of
> the generic solution. Is the current approach fine and we can extend it
> for all shared MDIO use cases/ or do we see any limitations?
>
> a) Figure out if the MDIO bus is shared. (new binding or reuse existing)
> b) If the MDIO bus is shared based on DT property then figure out if the
> MDIO producer platform device is probed. If not, defer MDIO consumer
> MDIO bus registration.

I actually think you need to talk to the core device model people and
those who support suspend/resume.

It seems like there should be a way to declare a dependency, probably
a probe time, so the core will just do the right things. I don't see
why MDIO busses should be the first to have this problem, so i expect
there already exists a solution.

Andrew

2022-07-05 19:53:52

by Saravana Kannan

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 11:49 AM Pandey, Radhey Shyam
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 2:44 PM
> > To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
> > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected]; git (AMD-Xilinx)
> > <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make
> > MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 01:25:06AM +0530, Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
> > > In shared MDIO suspend/resume usecase for ex. with MDIO producer
> > > (0xff0c0000) eth1 and MDIO consumer(0xff0b0000) eth0 there is a
> > > constraint that ethernet interface(ff0c0000) MDIO bus producer has to
> > > be resumed before the consumer ethernet interface(ff0b0000).
> > >
> > > However above constraint is not met when GEM0(ff0b0000) is resumed first.
> > > There is phy_error on GEM0 and interface becomes non-functional on
> > resume.
> > >
> > > suspend:
> > > [ 46.477795] macb ff0c0000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [ 46.483058]
> > > macb ff0c0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock unregistered.
> > > [ 46.490097] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down [ 46.495298]
> > > macb ff0b0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock unregistered.
> > >
> > > resume:
> > > [ 46.633840] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: configuring for phy/sgmii
> > > link mode macb_mdio_read -> pm_runtime_get_sync(GEM1) it return -
> > EACCES error.
> > >
> > > The suspend/resume is dependent on probe order so to fix this
> > > dependency ensure that MDIO producer ethernet node is always probed
> > > first followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> > >
> > > During MDIO registration find out if MDIO bus is shared and check if
> > > MDIO producer platform node(traverse by 'phy-handle' property) is
> > > bound. If not bound then defer the MDIO consumer ethernet node probe.
> > > Doing it ensures that in suspend/resume MDIO producer is resumed
> > > followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> >
> > I don't think there is anything specific to MACB here. There are Freescale
> > boards which have an MDIO bus shared by two interfaces etc.
> >
> > Please try to solve this in a generic way, not specific to one MAC and MDIO
> > combination.
>
> Thanks for the review. I want to get your thoughts on the outline of
> the generic solution. Is the current approach fine and we can extend it
> for all shared MDIO use cases/ or do we see any limitations?
>
> a) Figure out if the MDIO bus is shared. (new binding or reuse existing)
> b) If the MDIO bus is shared based on DT property then figure out if the
> MDIO producer platform device is probed. If not, defer MDIO consumer
> MDIO bus registration.

Radhey,

I think Andrew added me because he's pointing you towards fw_devlink.

Andrew,

I have intentionally not added phy-handle support to fw_devlink
because it would also prevent the generic driver from binding/cause
issues with DSA. I have some high level ideas on fixing that but
haven't gotten around to it yet.

-Saravana

2022-07-05 20:26:47

by Andrew Lunn

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

> > Thanks for the review. I want to get your thoughts on the outline of
> > the generic solution. Is the current approach fine and we can extend it
> > for all shared MDIO use cases/ or do we see any limitations?
> >
> > a) Figure out if the MDIO bus is shared. (new binding or reuse existing)
> > b) If the MDIO bus is shared based on DT property then figure out if the
> > MDIO producer platform device is probed. If not, defer MDIO consumer
> > MDIO bus registration.
>
> Radhey,
>
> I think Andrew added me because he's pointing you towards fw_devlink.
>
> Andrew,
>
> I have intentionally not added phy-handle support to fw_devlink
> because it would also prevent the generic driver from binding/cause
> issues with DSA. I have some high level ideas on fixing that but
> haven't gotten around to it yet.

I took a quick look at macb, and i think it is actually broken in
other ways. If you where to use NFS root, i suspect it would also
fail.

This also has nothing to do with shared MDIO busses as such. All it
requires is some other MDIO bus, not the MACs own MDIO bus.

It is also that we cannot return -EPROBE_DEFER when trying to connect
the PHY, because it is not performed in the context of the probe, but
the open.

fw_dewlink might help solve this, bit it is not going to be easy. We
can also split this into two problems;

1) probe time
2) suspend/resume

macb does seem to probe, for most use cases. So we can probably ignore
that for now. So we can concentrate on suspend/resume. You say
suspend/resume is based on probe order. So it must build some sort of
tree. Can we make phy_attach_direct add an additional link to this
tree when a MAC device is link to a PHY? Is this what
device_link_add() is about?

Andrew

2022-07-15 19:30:48

by Pandey, Radhey Shyam

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Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Saravana Kannan <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:28 AM
> To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
> Cc: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; git (AMD-Xilinx) <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make
> MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 11:49 AM Pandey, Radhey Shyam
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 2:44 PM
> > > To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
> > > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected]; git
> > > (AMD-Xilinx) <[email protected]>
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase
> > > make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 01:25:06AM +0530, Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
> > > > In shared MDIO suspend/resume usecase for ex. with MDIO producer
> > > > (0xff0c0000) eth1 and MDIO consumer(0xff0b0000) eth0 there is a
> > > > constraint that ethernet interface(ff0c0000) MDIO bus producer has
> > > > to be resumed before the consumer ethernet interface(ff0b0000).
> > > >
> > > > However above constraint is not met when GEM0(ff0b0000) is resumed
> first.
> > > > There is phy_error on GEM0 and interface becomes non-functional on
> > > resume.
> > > >
> > > > suspend:
> > > > [ 46.477795] macb ff0c0000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [
> > > > 46.483058] macb ff0c0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock
> unregistered.
> > > > [ 46.490097] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down [
> > > > 46.495298] macb ff0b0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock
> unregistered.
> > > >
> > > > resume:
> > > > [ 46.633840] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: configuring for
> > > > phy/sgmii link mode macb_mdio_read -> pm_runtime_get_sync(GEM1)
> it
> > > > return -
> > > EACCES error.
> > > >
> > > > The suspend/resume is dependent on probe order so to fix this
> > > > dependency ensure that MDIO producer ethernet node is always
> > > > probed first followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> > > >
> > > > During MDIO registration find out if MDIO bus is shared and check
> > > > if MDIO producer platform node(traverse by 'phy-handle' property)
> > > > is bound. If not bound then defer the MDIO consumer ethernet node
> probe.
> > > > Doing it ensures that in suspend/resume MDIO producer is resumed
> > > > followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> > >
> > > I don't think there is anything specific to MACB here. There are
> > > Freescale boards which have an MDIO bus shared by two interfaces etc.
> > >
> > > Please try to solve this in a generic way, not specific to one MAC
> > > and MDIO combination.
> >
> > Thanks for the review. I want to get your thoughts on the outline of
> > the generic solution. Is the current approach fine and we can extend
> > it for all shared MDIO use cases/ or do we see any limitations?
> >
> > a) Figure out if the MDIO bus is shared. (new binding or reuse
> > existing)
> > b) If the MDIO bus is shared based on DT property then figure out if
> > the MDIO producer platform device is probed. If not, defer MDIO
> > consumer MDIO bus registration.
>
> Radhey,
>
> I think Andrew added me because he's pointing you towards fw_devlink.
>
> Andrew,
>
> I have intentionally not added phy-handle support to fw_devlink because it
> would also prevent the generic driver from binding/cause issues with DSA. I
> have some high level ideas on fixing that but haven't gotten around to it yet.
Thanks, just want to understand on implementation when phy-handle support is
added to fw_devlink. Does it ensure that supplier node is probed first? Or it uses
device_link framework to specify suspend/resume dependency and don't care
on consumer/producer probe order.

>
> -Saravana

2022-07-15 19:30:59

by Saravana Kannan

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM Pandey, Radhey Shyam
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Saravana Kannan <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:28 AM
> > To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
> > Cc: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; git (AMD-Xilinx) <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make
> > MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 11:49 AM Pandey, Radhey Shyam
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
> > > > Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 2:44 PM
> > > > To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
> > > > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > > [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected];
> > > > [email protected]; [email protected]; git
> > > > (AMD-Xilinx) <[email protected]>
> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase
> > > > make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 01:25:06AM +0530, Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
> > > > > In shared MDIO suspend/resume usecase for ex. with MDIO producer
> > > > > (0xff0c0000) eth1 and MDIO consumer(0xff0b0000) eth0 there is a
> > > > > constraint that ethernet interface(ff0c0000) MDIO bus producer has
> > > > > to be resumed before the consumer ethernet interface(ff0b0000).
> > > > >
> > > > > However above constraint is not met when GEM0(ff0b0000) is resumed
> > first.
> > > > > There is phy_error on GEM0 and interface becomes non-functional on
> > > > resume.
> > > > >
> > > > > suspend:
> > > > > [ 46.477795] macb ff0c0000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [
> > > > > 46.483058] macb ff0c0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock
> > unregistered.
> > > > > [ 46.490097] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down [
> > > > > 46.495298] macb ff0b0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock
> > unregistered.
> > > > >
> > > > > resume:
> > > > > [ 46.633840] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: configuring for
> > > > > phy/sgmii link mode macb_mdio_read -> pm_runtime_get_sync(GEM1)
> > it
> > > > > return -
> > > > EACCES error.
> > > > >
> > > > > The suspend/resume is dependent on probe order so to fix this
> > > > > dependency ensure that MDIO producer ethernet node is always
> > > > > probed first followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> > > > >
> > > > > During MDIO registration find out if MDIO bus is shared and check
> > > > > if MDIO producer platform node(traverse by 'phy-handle' property)
> > > > > is bound. If not bound then defer the MDIO consumer ethernet node
> > probe.
> > > > > Doing it ensures that in suspend/resume MDIO producer is resumed
> > > > > followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> > > >
> > > > I don't think there is anything specific to MACB here. There are
> > > > Freescale boards which have an MDIO bus shared by two interfaces etc.
> > > >
> > > > Please try to solve this in a generic way, not specific to one MAC
> > > > and MDIO combination.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the review. I want to get your thoughts on the outline of
> > > the generic solution. Is the current approach fine and we can extend
> > > it for all shared MDIO use cases/ or do we see any limitations?
> > >
> > > a) Figure out if the MDIO bus is shared. (new binding or reuse
> > > existing)
> > > b) If the MDIO bus is shared based on DT property then figure out if
> > > the MDIO producer platform device is probed. If not, defer MDIO
> > > consumer MDIO bus registration.
> >
> > Radhey,
> >
> > I think Andrew added me because he's pointing you towards fw_devlink.
> >
> > Andrew,
> >
> > I have intentionally not added phy-handle support to fw_devlink because it
> > would also prevent the generic driver from binding/cause issues with DSA. I
> > have some high level ideas on fixing that but haven't gotten around to it yet.
>
> Thanks, just want to understand on implementation when phy-handle support is
> added to fw_devlink. Does it ensure that supplier node is probed first? Or it uses
> device_link framework to specify suspend/resume dependency and don't care
> on consumer/producer probe order.

fw_devlink will enforce probe ordering and suspend/resume ordering.
Btw, fw_devlink uses device links underneath. It just used the
firmware (Eg: DT) to figure out the dependencies. That's why it's
called fw_devlink.

-Saravana

2022-07-15 19:31:53

by Saravana Kannan

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 12:49 PM Andrew Lunn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Thanks for the review. I want to get your thoughts on the outline of
> > > the generic solution. Is the current approach fine and we can extend it
> > > for all shared MDIO use cases/ or do we see any limitations?
> > >
> > > a) Figure out if the MDIO bus is shared. (new binding or reuse existing)
> > > b) If the MDIO bus is shared based on DT property then figure out if the
> > > MDIO producer platform device is probed. If not, defer MDIO consumer
> > > MDIO bus registration.
> >
> > Radhey,
> >
> > I think Andrew added me because he's pointing you towards fw_devlink.
> >
> > Andrew,
> >
> > I have intentionally not added phy-handle support to fw_devlink
> > because it would also prevent the generic driver from binding/cause
> > issues with DSA. I have some high level ideas on fixing that but
> > haven't gotten around to it yet.
>
> I took a quick look at macb, and i think it is actually broken in
> other ways. If you where to use NFS root, i suspect it would also
> fail.
>
> This also has nothing to do with shared MDIO busses as such. All it
> requires is some other MDIO bus, not the MACs own MDIO bus.
>
> It is also that we cannot return -EPROBE_DEFER when trying to connect
> the PHY, because it is not performed in the context of the probe, but
> the open.
>
> fw_dewlink might help solve this, bit it is not going to be easy. We
> can also split this into two problems;
>
> 1) probe time
> 2) suspend/resume
>
> macb does seem to probe, for most use cases. So we can probably ignore
> that for now. So we can concentrate on suspend/resume. You say
> suspend/resume is based on probe order. So it must build some sort of
> tree. Can we make phy_attach_direct add an additional link to this
> tree when a MAC device is link to a PHY? Is this what
> device_link_add() is about?

Based on the flags you pass, you can tell device link to only enforce
suspend/resume ordering or also enforce probe ordering.

-Saravana

2022-07-27 19:13:33

by Pandey, Radhey Shyam

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Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Saravana Kannan <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2022 12:39 AM
> To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
> Cc: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; git (AMD-Xilinx) <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make
> MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM Pandey, Radhey Shyam
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Saravana Kannan <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:28 AM
> > > To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
> > > Cc: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>; [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected];
> > > [email protected]; [email protected]; git
> > > (AMD-Xilinx) <[email protected]>
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase
> > > make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 11:49 AM Pandey, Radhey Shyam
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 2:44 PM
> > > > > To: Pandey, Radhey Shyam <[email protected]>
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> > > > > (AMD-Xilinx) <[email protected]>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: macb: In shared MDIO
> > > > > usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 01:25:06AM +0530, Radhey Shyam Pandey
> wrote:
> > > > > > In shared MDIO suspend/resume usecase for ex. with MDIO
> > > > > > producer
> > > > > > (0xff0c0000) eth1 and MDIO consumer(0xff0b0000) eth0 there is
> > > > > > a constraint that ethernet interface(ff0c0000) MDIO bus
> > > > > > producer has to be resumed before the consumer ethernet
> interface(ff0b0000).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > However above constraint is not met when GEM0(ff0b0000) is
> > > > > > resumed
> > > first.
> > > > > > There is phy_error on GEM0 and interface becomes
> > > > > > non-functional on
> > > > > resume.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > suspend:
> > > > > > [ 46.477795] macb ff0c0000.ethernet eth1: Link is Down [
> > > > > > 46.483058] macb ff0c0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock
> > > unregistered.
> > > > > > [ 46.490097] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down [
> > > > > > 46.495298] macb ff0b0000.ethernet: gem-ptp-timer ptp clock
> > > unregistered.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > resume:
> > > > > > [ 46.633840] macb ff0b0000.ethernet eth0: configuring for
> > > > > > phy/sgmii link mode macb_mdio_read ->
> > > > > > pm_runtime_get_sync(GEM1)
> > > it
> > > > > > return -
> > > > > EACCES error.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The suspend/resume is dependent on probe order so to fix this
> > > > > > dependency ensure that MDIO producer ethernet node is always
> > > > > > probed first followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > During MDIO registration find out if MDIO bus is shared and
> > > > > > check if MDIO producer platform node(traverse by 'phy-handle'
> > > > > > property) is bound. If not bound then defer the MDIO consumer
> > > > > > ethernet node
> > > probe.
> > > > > > Doing it ensures that in suspend/resume MDIO producer is
> > > > > > resumed followed by MDIO consumer ethernet node.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't think there is anything specific to MACB here. There are
> > > > > Freescale boards which have an MDIO bus shared by two interfaces
> etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please try to solve this in a generic way, not specific to one
> > > > > MAC and MDIO combination.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the review. I want to get your thoughts on the outline
> > > > of the generic solution. Is the current approach fine and we can
> > > > extend it for all shared MDIO use cases/ or do we see any limitations?
> > > >
> > > > a) Figure out if the MDIO bus is shared. (new binding or reuse
> > > > existing)
> > > > b) If the MDIO bus is shared based on DT property then figure out
> > > > if the MDIO producer platform device is probed. If not, defer MDIO
> > > > consumer MDIO bus registration.
> > >
> > > Radhey,
> > >
> > > I think Andrew added me because he's pointing you towards fw_devlink.
> > >
> > > Andrew,
> > >
> > > I have intentionally not added phy-handle support to fw_devlink
> > > because it would also prevent the generic driver from binding/cause
> > > issues with DSA. I have some high level ideas on fixing that but haven't
> gotten around to it yet.
> >
> > Thanks, just want to understand on implementation when phy-handle
> > support is added to fw_devlink. Does it ensure that supplier node is
> > probed first? Or it uses device_link framework to specify
> > suspend/resume dependency and don't care on consumer/producer probe
> order.
>
> fw_devlink will enforce probe ordering and suspend/resume ordering.
> Btw, fw_devlink uses device links underneath. It just used the firmware (Eg:
> DT) to figure out the dependencies. That's why it's called fw_devlink.
Thanks! Forgot to ask earlier, when are you planning to add phy-handle support
to fw_devlink ? seems like we have a dependency on this feature to make
shared MDIO use case work in a generic way.