Re: [PATCH v3 0/8] dwmac-meson8b Ethernet RX delay configuration

[David Miller]

From: Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 23:10:55 +0200

> The Ethernet TX performance has been historically bad on Meson8b and
> Meson8m2 SoCs because high packet loss was seen. I found out that this
> was related (yet again) to the RGMII TX delay configuration.
> In the process of discussing the big picture (and not just a single
> patch) [0] with Andrew I discovered that the IP block behind the
> dwmac-meson8b driver actually seems to support the configuration of the
> RGMII RX delay (at least on the Meson8b SoC generation).
> 
> Since I sent the first RFC I got additional documentation from Jianxin
> (many thanks!). Also I have discovered some more interesting details:
> - Meson8b Odroid-C1 requires an RX delay (by either the PHY or the MAC)
>   Based on the vendor u-boot code (not upstream) I assume that it will
>   be the same for all Meson8b and Meson8m2 boards
> - Khadas VIM2 seems to have the RX delay built into the PCB trace
>   length. When I enable the RX delay on the PHY or MAC I can't get any
>   data through. I expect that we will have the same situation on all
>   GXBB, GXM, AXG, G12A, G12B and SM1 boards. Further clarification is
>   needed here though (since I can't visually see these lengthened
>   traces on the PCB). This will be done before sending patches for
>   these boards.
 ...

Series applied to net-next, thanks Martin.