RE: [PATCH v1 net-next 3/3] net: stmmac: ptp: update tas basetime after ptp adjust

[Xiaoliang Yang]

Hi Rui,

On 2021-06-02 18:18, Rui Sousa wrote:
> > After adjusting the ptp time, the Qbv base time may be the past time
> > of the new current time. dwmac5 hardware limited the base time cannot
> > be set as past time. This patch calculate the base time and reset the
> > Qbv configuration after ptp time adjust.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Xiaoliang Yang <xiaoliang.yang_1@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > .../net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c  | 41
> ++++++++++++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
> > index 4e86cdf2bc9f..c573bc8b2595 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
> > @@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static int stmmac_adjust_time(struct ptp_clock_info
> > *ptp, s64 delta)
> >      u32 sec, nsec;
> >      u32 quotient, reminder;
> >      int neg_adj = 0;
> > -    bool xmac;
> > +    bool xmac, est_rst = false;
> > +    int ret;
> >
> >      xmac = priv->plat->has_gmac4 || priv->plat->has_xgmac;
> >
> > @@ -75,10 +76,48 @@ static int stmmac_adjust_time(struct
> > ptp_clock_info *ptp, s64 delta)
> >      sec = quotient;
> >      nsec = reminder;
> >
> > +    /* If EST is enabled, disabled it before adjust ptp time. */
> > +    if (priv->plat->est && priv->plat->est->enable) {
> > +        est_rst = true;
> > +        mutex_lock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
> > +        priv->plat->est->enable = false;
> > +        stmmac_est_configure(priv, priv->ioaddr, priv->plat->est,
> > +                     priv->plat->clk_ptp_rate);
> > +        mutex_unlock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
> > +    }
> > +
> >      spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
> >      stmmac_adjust_systime(priv, priv->ptpaddr, sec, nsec, neg_adj,
> > xmac);
> >      spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
> >
> > +    /* Caculate new basetime and re-configured EST after PTP time
> > adjust. */
> > +    if (est_rst) {
> > +        struct timespec64 current_time, time;
> > +        ktime_t current_time_ns, basetime;
> > +        u64 cycle_time;
> > +
> > +        priv->ptp_clock_ops.gettime64(&priv->ptp_clock_ops,
> > &current_time);
> > +        current_time_ns = timespec64_to_ktime(current_time);
> > +        time.tv_nsec = priv->plat->est->btr[0];
> > +        time.tv_sec = priv->plat->est->btr[1];
> 
> This time may no longer be what the user specified originally, it was adjusted
> based on the gptp time when the configuration was first made.
> IMHO, if we want to respect the user configuration then we need to do the
> calculation here based on the original time.
> Typically (using arbitrary units):
> a) User configures basetime of 0, at gptp time 1000
> b) btr is update to 1000, schedule starts
> c) later, gptp time is updated to 500
> d-1) with current patch, schedule will restart at 1000 (i.e remains disabled for
> 500)
> d-2) with my suggestion, schedule will restart at 500 (which matches the user
> request, "start as soon as possible".
> 
It is not the correct operation sequence for the user to configure Qbv before ptp clock synchronization. After adjusting the ptp clock time, it is no longer possible to determine whether the previously set basetime is what the user wants. I think our driver only needs to ensure that the set basetime meets the hardware regulations, and the hardware can work normally. So I only updated the past basetime. I am not sure if it is appropriate to reset EST configure in the PTP driver, but this case will cause the hardware to not work.

> > +        basetime = timespec64_to_ktime(time);
> > +        cycle_time = priv->plat->est->ctr[1] * NSEC_PER_SEC +
> > +                 priv->plat->est->ctr[0];
> > +        time = stmmac_calc_tas_basetime(basetime,
> > +                        current_time_ns,
> > +                        cycle_time);
> > +
> > +        mutex_lock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
> 
> Hmm... the locking needs to move up. Reading + writting btr/ctr should be
> atomic.
I will modify this.
> 
> > +        priv->plat->est->btr[0] = (u32)time.tv_nsec;
> > +        priv->plat->est->btr[1] = (u32)time.tv_sec;
> > +        priv->plat->est->enable = true;
> > +        ret = stmmac_est_configure(priv, priv->ioaddr,
> > +priv->plat->est,
> > +                       priv->plat->clk_ptp_rate);
> > +        mutex_unlock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
> > +        if (ret)
> > +            netdev_err(priv->dev, "failed to configure EST\n");
> > +    }
> > +
> >      return 0;
> > }

Thanks,
xiaoliang