Re: [PATCH] net: phy: fix PHY possibly unwork after MDIO bus resume back

[Heiner Kallweit]

On 05.04.2021 10:43, Christian Melki wrote:
> On 4/5/21 12:48 AM, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
>> On 04.04.2021 16:09, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
>>> On 04.04.2021 12:07, Joakim Zhang wrote:
>>>> commit 4c0d2e96ba055 ("net: phy: consider that suspend2ram may cut
>>>> off PHY power") invokes phy_init_hw() when MDIO bus resume, it will
>>>> soft reset PHY if PHY driver implements soft_reset callback.
>>>> commit 764d31cacfe4 ("net: phy: micrel: set soft_reset callback to
>>>> genphy_soft_reset for KSZ8081") adds soft_reset for KSZ8081. After these
>>>> two patches, I found i.MX6UL 14x14 EVK which connected to KSZ8081RNB doesn't
>>>> work any more when system resume back, MAC driver is fec_main.c.
>>>>
>>>> It's obvious that initializing PHY hardware when MDIO bus resume back
>>>> would introduce some regression when PHY implements soft_reset. When I
>>>
>>> Why is this obvious? Please elaborate on why a soft reset should break
>>> something.
>>>
>>>> am debugging, I found PHY works fine if MAC doesn't support suspend/resume
>>>> or phy_stop()/phy_start() doesn't been called during suspend/resume. This
>>>> let me realize, PHY state machine phy_state_machine() could do something
>>>> breaks the PHY.
>>>>
>>>> As we known, MAC resume first and then MDIO bus resume when system
>>>> resume back from suspend. When MAC resume, usually it will invoke
>>>> phy_start() where to change PHY state to PHY_UP, then trigger the stat> machine to run now. In phy_state_machine(), it will start/config
>>>> auto-nego, then change PHY state to PHY_NOLINK, what to next is
>>>> periodically check PHY link status. When MDIO bus resume, it will
>>>> initialize PHY hardware, including soft_reset, what would soft_reset
>>>> affect seems various from different PHYs. For KSZ8081RNB, when it in
>>>> PHY_NOLINK state and then perform a soft reset, it will never complete
>>>> auto-nego.
>>>
>>> Why? That would need to be checked in detail. Maybe chip errata
>>> documentation provides a hint.
>>>
>>
>> The KSZ8081 spec says the following about bit BMCR_PDOWN:
>>
>> If software reset (Register 0.15) is
>> used to exit power-down mode
>> (Register 0.11 = 1), two software
>> reset writes (Register 0.15 = 1) are
>> required. The first write clears
>> power-down mode; the second
>> write resets the chip and re-latches
>> the pin strapping pin values.
>>
>> Maybe this causes the issue you see and genphy_soft_reset() isn't
>> appropriate for this PHY. Please re-test with the KSZ8081 soft reset
>> following the spec comment.
>>
> 
> Interesting. Never expected that behavior.
> Thanks for catching it. Skimmed through the datasheets/erratas.
> This is what I found (micrel.c):
> 
> 10/100:
> 8001 - Unaffected?
> 8021/8031 - Double reset after PDOWN.
> 8041 - Errata. PDOWN broken. Recommended do not use. Unclear if reset
> solves the issue since errata says no error after reset but is also
> claiming that only toggling PDOWN (may) or power will help.
> 8051 - Double reset after PDOWN.
> 8061 - Double reset after PDOWN.
> 8081 - Double reset after PDOWN.
> 8091 - Double reset after PDOWN.
> 
> 10/100/1000:
> Nothing in gigabit afaics.
> 
> Switches:
> 8862 - Not affected?
> 8863 - Errata. PDOWN broken. Reset will not help. Workaround exists.
> 8864 - Not affected?
> 8873 - Errata. PDOWN broken. Reset will not help. Workaround exists.
> 9477 - Errata. PDOWN broken. Will randomly cause link failure on
> adjacent links. Do not use.
> 
> This certainly explains a lot.
> 
>>>>
>>>> This patch changes PHY state to PHY_UP when MDIO bus resume back, it
>>>> should be reasonable after PHY hardware re-initialized. Also give state
>>>> machine a chance to start/config auto-nego again.
>>>>
>>>
>>> If the MAC driver calls phy_stop() on suspend, then phydev->suspended
>>> is true and mdio_bus_phy_may_suspend() returns false. As a consequence
>>> phydev->suspended_by_mdio_bus is false and mdio_bus_phy_resume()
>>> skips the PHY hw initialization.
>>> Please also note that mdio_bus_phy_suspend() calls phy_stop_machine()
>>> that sets the state to PHY_UP.
>>>
>>
>> Forgot that MDIO bus suspend is done before MAC driver suspend.
>> Therefore disregard this part for now.
>>
>>> Having said that the current argumentation isn't convincing. I'm not
>>> aware of such issues on other systems, therefore it's likely that
>>> something is system-dependent.
>>>
>>> Please check the exact call sequence on your system, maybe it
>>> provides a hint.
>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Joakim Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@xxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c | 7 +++++++
>>>>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
>>>> index cc38e326405a..312a6f662481 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
>>>> @@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ static __maybe_unused int mdio_bus_phy_resume(struct device *dev)
>>>>  	ret = phy_resume(phydev);
>>>>  	if (ret < 0)
>>>>  		return ret;
>>>> +
>>>> +	/* PHY state could be changed to PHY_NOLINK from MAC controller resume
>>>> +	 * rounte with phy_start(), here change to PHY_UP after re-initializing
>>>> +	 * PHY hardware, let PHY state machine to start/config auto-nego again.
>>>> +	 */
>>>> +	phydev->state = PHY_UP;
>>>> +
>>>>  no_resume:
>>>>  	if (phydev->attached_dev && phydev->adjust_link)
>>>>  		phy_start_machine(phydev);
>>>>
>>>
>>
> 

This is a quick draft of the modified soft reset for KSZ8081.
Some tests would be appreciated.


diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index a14a00328..4902235a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -1091,6 +1091,42 @@ static void kszphy_get_stats(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		data[i] = kszphy_get_stat(phydev, i);
 }
 
+int ksz8081_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int bmcr, ret, val;
+
+	phy_lock_mdio_bus(phydev);
+
+	bmcr = __phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
+	if (bmcr < 0)
+		return bmcr;
+
+	bmcr |= BMCR_RESET;
+
+	if (bmcr & BMCR_PDOWN)
+		__phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, bmcr);
+
+	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE)
+		bmcr |= BMCR_ANRESTART;
+
+	__phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, bmcr & ~BMCR_ISOLATE);
+
+	phy_unlock_mdio_bus(phydev);
+
+	phydev->suspended = 0;
+
+	ret = phy_read_poll_timeout(phydev, MII_BMCR, val, !(val & BMCR_RESET),
+				    50000, 600000, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* BMCR may be reset to defaults */
+	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE)
+		ret = genphy_setup_forced(phydev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int kszphy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	/* Disable PHY Interrupts */
@@ -1303,7 +1339,7 @@ static struct phy_driver ksphy_driver[] = {
 	.driver_data	= &ksz8081_type,
 	.probe		= kszphy_probe,
 	.config_init	= ksz8081_config_init,
-	.soft_reset	= genphy_soft_reset,
+	.soft_reset	= ksz8081_soft_reset,
 	.config_intr	= kszphy_config_intr,
 	.handle_interrupt = kszphy_handle_interrupt,
 	.get_sset_count = kszphy_get_sset_count,
-- 
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