Re: [PATCH v2 net 1/1] net: fec: Fix temporary RMII clock reset on link up

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:07:45 +0100 Laurent Badel wrote:
> fec_restart() does a hard reset of the MAC module when the link status
> changes to up. This temporarily resets the R_CNTRL register which controls
> the MII mode of the ENET_OUT clock. In the case of RMII, the clock
> frequency momentarily drops from 50MHz to 25MHz until the register is
> reconfigured. Some link partners do not tolerate this glitch and
> invalidate the link causing failure to establish a stable link when using
> PHY polling mode. Since as per IEEE802.11 the criteria for link validity

I think you meant 802.3, fixed that up and applied, thanks!

> are PHY-specific, what the partner should tolerate cannot be assumed, so
> avoid resetting the MII clock by using software reset instead of hardware
> reset when the link is up. This is generally relevant only if the SoC
> provides the clock to an external PHY and the PHY is configured for RMII.