[PATCH net 1/3] net: dsa: mxl-gsw1xx: set SerDes NCO rate before SGMII reset

From: Jan Havran (Advantech Czech)

Date: Mon Sep 07 2026 - 10:08:32 EST


gsw1xx_pcs_config() releases the SGMII shell from reset via
gsw1xx_pcs_reset() and only afterwards programs NCO_CTRL to select the
SerDes clock rate (1G NCO1 vs 2.5G NCO2). The chip boot loader uses the
other order: NCO_CTRL -> RST_REQ -> SGMII_PHY_HWBU_CTRL (GSW145 data
sheet, section 3.2.8, table 13).

Program NCO_CTRL before gsw1xx_pcs_reset() to follow that order. On an
Armada 7040 board driving a GSW145 whose switch comes up at 2.5G (pin strap
PS_SUBTYPE_MD[2] = 1, pin LED42 / PS1 bit 14; GSW145 data sheet tables 23
and 25), a 1 Gbps SGMII link only carried traffic with this change. It
matters when the rate the switch is left at - by the straps or by the boot
loader - differs from the rate the driver selects, which is likely why it
has not been seen before.

Fixes: 22335939ec90 ("net: dsa: add driver for MaxLinear GSW1xx switch family")
Signed-off-by: Jan Havran (Advantech Czech) <havran.jan@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/mxl-gsw1xx.c | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/mxl-gsw1xx.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/mxl-gsw1xx.c
index a1104b2f92a92..b8d8fefaa3a15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/mxl-gsw1xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/mxl-gsw1xx.c
@@ -352,8 +352,22 @@ static int gsw1xx_pcs_config(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int neg_mode,
/* mark PCS configuration as incomplete */
priv->tbi_interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA;

- if (!reconf)
+ if (!reconf) {
+ /* setup SerDes clock speed */
+ if (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX)
+ nco_ctrl = GSW1XX_SGMII_2G5 | GSW1XX_SGMII_2G5_NCO2;
+ else
+ nco_ctrl = GSW1XX_SGMII_1G | GSW1XX_SGMII_1G_NCO1;
+
+ ret = regmap_update_bits(priv->clk, GSW1XX_CLK_NCO_CTRL,
+ GSW1XX_SGMII_HSP_MASK |
+ GSW1XX_SGMII_SEL,
+ nco_ctrl);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
ret = gsw1xx_pcs_reset(priv, interface);
+ }

if (ret)
return ret;
@@ -423,19 +437,6 @@ static int gsw1xx_pcs_config(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int neg_mode,
return ret;

if (!reconf) {
- /* setup SerDes clock speed */
- if (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX)
- nco_ctrl = GSW1XX_SGMII_2G5 | GSW1XX_SGMII_2G5_NCO2;
- else
- nco_ctrl = GSW1XX_SGMII_1G | GSW1XX_SGMII_1G_NCO1;
-
- ret = regmap_update_bits(priv->clk, GSW1XX_CLK_NCO_CTRL,
- GSW1XX_SGMII_HSP_MASK |
- GSW1XX_SGMII_SEL,
- nco_ctrl);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
ret = gsw1xx_pcs_phy_xaui_write(priv, 0x30, 0x80);
if (ret)
return ret;
--
2.39.5