Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: pcs: xpcs: fix DW_VR_MII_DIG_CTRL1_2G5_EN bit being set for 1G SGMII w/o inband

From: Maxime Chevallier
Date: Wed Jan 15 2025 - 09:38:11 EST


Hello Vlad,

On Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:47:20 +0200
Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On a port with SGMII fixed-link at SPEED_1000, DW_VR_MII_DIG_CTRL1 gets
> set to 0x2404. This is incorrect, because bit 2 (DW_VR_MII_DIG_CTRL1_2G5_EN)
> is set.
>
> It comes from the previous write to DW_VR_MII_AN_CTRL, because the "val"
> variable is reused and is dirty. Actually, its value is 0x4, aka
> FIELD_PREP(DW_VR_MII_PCS_MODE_MASK, DW_VR_MII_PCS_MODE_C37_SGMII).
>
> Resolve the issue by clearing "val" to 0 when writing to a new register.
> After the fix, the register value is 0x2400.
>
> Prior to the blamed commit, when the read-modify-write was open-coded,
> the code saved the content of the DW_VR_MII_DIG_CTRL1 register in the
> "ret" variable.
>
> Fixes: ce8d6081fcf4 ("net: pcs: xpcs: add _modify() accessors")
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,

Maxime