Re: [net PATCH] net: stmmac: update priv->speed to SPEED_UNKNOWN when link down

[xiaolei wang]

On 5/29/24 16:46, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
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> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 05:20:10PM +0800, Xiaolei Wang wrote:
> > The CBS parameter can still be configured when the port is
> > currently disconnected and link down. This is unreasonable.
> > The current speed_div and ptr parameters depend on the negotiated
> > speed after uplinking. So When the link is down, update priv->speed
> > to SPEED_UNKNOWN and an error log should be added.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Xiaolei Wang <xiaolei.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> So what happens if stmmac is connected to a PHY that can negotiate with
> the link partner, it has link up at e.g. 1G speed, one configures CBS,
> and then the link goes down and comes up at a different speed?
>
> I can't see any way in the stmmac driver that this is handled, which
> makes this feature way more buggy than you're referring to here. It
> also means that with your patch, if one attempts to configure CBS
> when the link is down, it will fail.

If there is no connection at the beginning, we still cannot configure,

but after linking up again, and then linking down, we can configure again.

This is very confusing. I think it makes sense to give a prompt for the 
stmmac

driver after linking down.

> To me, commit 1f705bc61aee ("net: stmmac: Add support for CBS QDISC")
> just looks very buggy.

This makes sense. I think it is necessary to update the parameters after 
linking up.

Does anyone have a better suggestion?

thanks

xiaolei

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