[PATCH net v2] net: lan743x: permit VLAN-tagged packets up to configured MTU

From: David Thompson

Date: Fri May 29 2026 - 17:03:36 EST


VLAN-tagged interfaces on lan743x devices were previously unreachable via
SSH and failed to respond to large ping packets (e.g. "ping -s 1469" given
MTU=1500). In these scenarios, "ethtool -S" reports non-zero "RX Oversize
Frame Errors". According to Microchip AN2948, the MAC_RX FSE (VLAN field
size enforcement) bit determines whether frames with VLAN tags exceeding
the base MTU plus tag length are discarded.

The driver must set the MAC_RX.FSE bit before setting MAC_RX.RXEN to allow
VLAN-tagged frames up to the interface MTU, preventing them from being
treated as oversized. As a result, both the base and VLAN-tagged interfaces
can use the same MTU without receive errors.

Fixes: 23f0703c125b ("lan743x: Add main source files for new lan743x driver")
Signed-off-by: David Thompson <davthompson@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- Added helper function, lan743x_mac_rx_enable_fse(), to set FSE bit properly
- Added explicit comment about use of distinct write cycle to set FSE bit
- Moved setting of FSE from lan743x_mac_open() to lan743x_mac_init(), allowing FSE
bit to be set upon probe() path or suspend/resume path. This change fixes an
issue raised by Sashiko
---
drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
index f3332417162e..ffac22883e49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
@@ -1219,6 +1219,36 @@ static void lan743x_mac_set_address(struct lan743x_adapter *adapter,
"MAC address set to %pM\n", addr);
}

+static void lan743x_mac_rx_enable_fse(struct lan743x_adapter *adapter)
+{
+ u32 mac_rx;
+ bool rxen;
+
+ mac_rx = lan743x_csr_read(adapter, MAC_RX);
+ if (mac_rx & MAC_RX_FSE_)
+ return;
+
+ rxen = mac_rx & MAC_RX_RXEN_;
+ if (rxen) {
+ mac_rx &= ~MAC_RX_RXEN_;
+ lan743x_csr_write(adapter, MAC_RX, mac_rx);
+ lan743x_csr_wait_for_bit(adapter, MAC_RX, MAC_RX_RXD_,
+ 1, 1000, 20000, 100);
+ }
+
+ /* Per AN2948, hardware prevents modification of the FSE bit while the
+ * MAC receiver is enabled (RXEN bit set). Use separate register write
+ * to assert the FSE bit before enabling the RXEN bit in MAC_RX
+ */
+ mac_rx |= MAC_RX_FSE_;
+ lan743x_csr_write(adapter, MAC_RX, mac_rx);
+
+ if (rxen) {
+ mac_rx |= MAC_RX_RXEN_;
+ lan743x_csr_write(adapter, MAC_RX, mac_rx);
+ }
+}
+
static int lan743x_mac_init(struct lan743x_adapter *adapter)
{
bool mac_address_valid = true;
@@ -1258,6 +1288,8 @@ static int lan743x_mac_init(struct lan743x_adapter *adapter)
lan743x_mac_set_address(adapter, adapter->mac_address);
eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->mac_address);

+ lan743x_mac_rx_enable_fse(adapter);
+
return 0;
}

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.h
index 160d94a7cee6..1573c8f9c993 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
#define MAC_RX (0x104)
#define MAC_RX_MAX_SIZE_SHIFT_ (16)
#define MAC_RX_MAX_SIZE_MASK_ (0x3FFF0000)
+#define MAC_RX_FSE_ BIT(2)
#define MAC_RX_RXD_ BIT(1)
#define MAC_RX_RXEN_ BIT(0)

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2.43.0