[PATCH net-next v12 06/12] net: phylink: support late PCS provider attach
From: Christian Marangi
Date: Sun Aug 09 2026 - 16:33:23 EST
Add support for late PCS provider attachment to a phylink instance.
Similar to FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_DEL, FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_ADD is added to
address the case where a PCS provider is added after a phylink instance is
created and started.
The PCS notifier will emit the event FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_ADD every time
a new PCS provider is added.
If a related PCS is found, then such PCS is added to the phylink
instance PCS list.
Such PCS is then linked to the phylink instance and the supported
interfaces of the phylink instance get refreshed.
If we are in a major_config_failed scenario an interface reconfiguration
is triggered in the next phylink resolve.
In the example scenario where the link was previously torn down due to
removal of PCS, the link will be established again as the PCS came back
and is now available to phylink.
Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c | 22 +++++++++++
drivers/net/phy/phylink.c | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
include/linux/pcs/pcs.h | 31 +++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c
index 52097466ce91..92d346755acc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ fwnode_pcs_add_provider(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
mutex_unlock(&fwnode_pcs_mutex);
+ blocking_notifier_call_chain(&fwnode_pcs_notify_list,
+ FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_ADD,
+ fwnode);
+
pr_debug("Added pcs provider from %pfwf\n", fwnode);
return pp;
@@ -201,6 +205,24 @@ struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_get(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, unsigned
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_pcs_get);
+struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_get_from_provider(struct fwnode_pcs_provider *provider,
+ const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+ int index)
+{
+ struct fwnode_reference_args pcsspec;
+ struct phylink_pcs *pcs;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = fwnode_parse_pcsspec(fwnode, index, NULL, &pcsspec);
+ if (ret)
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
+ pcs = __fwnode_pcs_get_from_pcsspec_provider(&pcsspec, provider);
+ fwnode_handle_put(pcsspec.fwnode);
+ return pcs;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_pcs_get_from_provider);
+
bool fwnode_pcs_matches_provider(struct fwnode_pcs_provider *provider,
const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
struct phylink_pcs *pl_pcs)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 1d7223e95474..191c902d4008 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -1912,6 +1912,27 @@ int phylink_set_fixed_link(struct phylink *pl,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_set_fixed_link);
+static void phylink_add_pcs(struct phylink *pl, struct phylink_pcs *pcs)
+{
+ struct phylink_pcs *tmp;
+
+ /*
+ * Make sure state mutex is locked to protect concurrent
+ * access to phylink instance PCS list from
+ * initial fill_available_pcs and late PCS attach
+ */
+ lockdep_assert_held(&pl->state_mutex);
+
+ list_for_each_entry(tmp, &pl->pcs_list, list)
+ if (tmp == pcs)
+ return;
+
+ list_add_tail(&pcs->list, &pl->pcs_list);
+
+ /* Link PCS to phylink */
+ pcs->phylink = pl;
+}
+
static int phylink_fill_available_pcs(struct phylink *pl,
struct phylink_config *config)
{
@@ -1943,7 +1964,7 @@ static int phylink_fill_available_pcs(struct phylink *pl,
if (!pcs)
continue;
- list_add_tail(&pcs->list, &pl->pcs_list);
+ phylink_add_pcs(pl, pcs);
}
mutex_unlock(&pl->state_mutex);
@@ -1990,26 +2011,57 @@ static int pcs_provider_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
struct phylink_pcs *pcs, *tmp;
bool resolve = false;
- rtnl_lock();
+ /*
+ * On PCS provider deletion hold rtnl lock as one of
+ * PCS can be currently in use by the phylink instance
+ * and ethtool OPs can reference it.
+ */
+ if (val == FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_DEL)
+ rtnl_lock();
mutex_lock(&pl->state_mutex);
- /*
- * Loop all the PCS for phylink instance and check if
- * this notification is relevant for some of them.
- */
- list_for_each_entry_safe(pcs, tmp, &pl->pcs_list, list) {
- if (!fwnode_pcs_matches_provider(pp, pl->fwnode, pcs))
- continue;
+ switch (val) {
+ case FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_ADD:
+ int count, i;
+
+ count = fwnode_phylink_pcs_count(pl->fwnode);
+ for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+ pcs = fwnode_pcs_get_from_provider(pp, pl->fwnode, i);
+ if (IS_ERR(pcs))
+ continue;
+
+ phylink_add_pcs(pl, pcs);
+ resolve = true;
+ }
+
+ /* Force an interface reconfig if major config fail */
+ if (resolve && pl->major_config_failed)
+ pl->force_major_config = true;
+
+ break;
+ case FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_DEL:
+ /*
+ * Loop all the PCS for phylink instance and check if
+ * this notification is relevant for some of them.
+ */
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(pcs, tmp, &pl->pcs_list, list) {
+ if (!fwnode_pcs_matches_provider(pp, pl->fwnode, pcs))
+ continue;
- phylink_del_pcs(pl, pcs);
- resolve = true;
+ phylink_del_pcs(pl, pcs);
+ resolve = true;
+ }
+ break;
}
/* Exit early if nothing has changed */
if (!resolve) {
mutex_unlock(&pl->state_mutex);
- rtnl_unlock();
+
+ if (val == FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_DEL)
+ rtnl_unlock();
+
return NOTIFY_DONE;
}
@@ -2023,7 +2075,8 @@ static int pcs_provider_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
mutex_unlock(&pl->state_mutex);
- rtnl_unlock();
+ if (val == FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_DEL)
+ rtnl_unlock();
phylink_run_resolve(pl);
@@ -2106,10 +2159,6 @@ struct phylink *phylink_create(struct phylink_config *config,
mutex_lock(&pl->state_mutex);
- /* Link available PCS to phylink */
- list_for_each_entry(pcs, &pl->pcs_list, list)
- pcs->phylink = pl;
-
phy_interface_copy(pl->supported_interfaces,
pl->config->supported_interfaces);
diff --git a/include/linux/pcs/pcs.h b/include/linux/pcs/pcs.h
index 83e0a2ad4b09..00a636c82c65 100644
--- a/include/linux/pcs/pcs.h
+++ b/include/linux/pcs/pcs.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
#include <linux/phylink.h>
enum fwnode_pcs_notify_event {
+ FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_ADD,
FWNODE_PCS_PROVIDER_DEL,
};
@@ -50,6 +51,28 @@ int unregister_fwnode_pcs_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_get(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
unsigned int index);
+/**
+ * fwnode_pcs_get_from_provider() - Retrieve a PCS from a specific provider
+ * @provider: PCS provider to use
+ * @fwnode: firmware node
+ * @index: index fwnode PCS handle in firmware node
+ *
+ * Get a PCS from the firmware node at index specifically provided by
+ * passed PCS provider.
+ *
+ * Unlike fwnode_pcs_get(), this function does not search the global list of
+ * PCS providers. The caller must provide the provider responsible for the
+ * referenced PCS.
+ *
+ * Returns: a pointer to the phylink_pcs or a negative error pointer. Can
+ * return -ENODEV if the PCS is not present in global providers list (either
+ * due to driver still needs to be probed or it failed to probe/removed) or
+ * can return -EINVAL if the PCS provider doesn't expose any PCS for the fwnode.
+ */
+struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_get_from_provider(struct fwnode_pcs_provider *provider,
+ const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+ int index);
+
/**
* fwnode_pcs_matches_provider() - Check whether a PCS belongs to a provider
* @provider: PCS provider to check
@@ -120,6 +143,14 @@ static inline struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_get(const struct fwnode_handle *fwn
return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
}
+static inline struct phylink_pcs *
+fwnode_pcs_get_from_provider(struct fwnode_pcs_provider *provider,
+ const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+ int index)
+{
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+}
+
static inline bool fwnode_pcs_matches_provider(struct fwnode_pcs_provider *provider,
const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
struct phylink_pcs *pl_pcs)
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