[PATCH net-next v1 1/3] net: phy: micrel: add MDI/MDI-X control support for KSZ9477 switch-integrated PHYs

From: Oleksij Rempel
Date: Tue Jun 10 2025 - 05:15:38 EST


Add MDI/MDI-X configuration support for PHYs integrated in the KSZ9477
family of Ethernet switches.

All MDI/MDI-X configuration modes are supported:
- Automatic MDI/MDI-X (ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO)
- Forced MDI (ETH_TP_MDI)
- Forced MDI-X (ETH_TP_MDI_X)

However, when operating in automatic mode, the PHY does not expose the
resolved crossover status (i.e., whether MDI or MDI-X is active).
Therefore, in auto mode, the driver reports ETH_TP_MDI_INVALID as
the current status.

Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/phy/micrel.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 59 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 64aa03aed770..a51010e64444 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -1948,6 +1948,56 @@ static int ksz886x_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
return genphy_read_status(phydev);
}

+static int ksz9477_mdix_update(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+ if (phydev->mdix_ctrl != ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO)
+ phydev->mdix = phydev->mdix_ctrl;
+ else
+ phydev->mdix = ETH_TP_MDI_INVALID;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int ksz9477_read_mdix_ctrl(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+ int val;
+
+ val = phy_read(phydev, MII_KSZ9131_AUTO_MDIX);
+ if (val < 0)
+ return val;
+
+ if (!(val & MII_KSZ9131_AUTO_MDIX_SWAP_OFF))
+ phydev->mdix_ctrl = ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO;
+ else if (val & MII_KSZ9131_AUTO_MDI_SET)
+ phydev->mdix_ctrl = ETH_TP_MDI;
+ else
+ phydev->mdix_ctrl = ETH_TP_MDI_X;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int ksz9477_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = ksz9477_mdix_update(phydev);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ return genphy_read_status(phydev);
+}
+
+static int ksz9477_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = ksz9131_config_mdix(phydev, phydev->mdix_ctrl);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ return genphy_config_aneg(phydev);
+}
+
struct ksz9477_errata_write {
u8 dev_addr;
u8 reg_addr;
@@ -2029,6 +2079,13 @@ static int ksz9477_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
return err;
}

+ /* Read initial MDI-X config state. So, we do not need to poll it
+ * later on.
+ */
+ err = ksz9477_read_mdix_ctrl(phydev);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
return kszphy_config_init(phydev);
}

@@ -5691,6 +5748,8 @@ static struct phy_driver ksphy_driver[] = {
/* PHY_GBIT_FEATURES */
.config_init = ksz9477_config_init,
.config_intr = kszphy_config_intr,
+ .config_aneg = ksz9477_config_aneg,
+ .read_status = ksz9477_read_status,
.handle_interrupt = kszphy_handle_interrupt,
.suspend = genphy_suspend,
.resume = ksz9477_resume,
--
2.39.5