[PATCH net] net: phy: mxl-gpy: fix link properties on USXGMII and internal PHYs

From: Daniel Golle

Date: Thu Nov 20 2025 - 10:02:28 EST


gpy_update_interface() returns early in case the PHY is internal or
connected via USXGMII. In this case the gigabit master/slave property
as well as MDI/MDI-X status also won't be read which seems wrong.
Always read those properties by moving the logic to retrieve them to
gpy_read_status().

Fixes: fd8825cd8c6fc ("net: phy: mxl-gpy: Add PHY Auto/MDI/MDI-X set driver for GPY211 chips")
Fixes: 311abcdddc00a ("net: phy: add support to get Master-Slave configuration")
Suggested-by: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c b/drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c
index 221b315203d06..2a873f791733a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c
@@ -578,13 +578,7 @@ static int gpy_update_interface(struct phy_device *phydev)
break;
}

- if (phydev->speed == SPEED_2500 || phydev->speed == SPEED_1000) {
- ret = genphy_read_master_slave(phydev);
- if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
- }
-
- return gpy_update_mdix(phydev);
+ return 0;
}

static int gpy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
@@ -639,6 +633,16 @@ static int gpy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
ret = gpy_update_interface(phydev);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
+
+ if (phydev->speed == SPEED_2500 || phydev->speed == SPEED_1000) {
+ ret = genphy_read_master_slave(phydev);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ ret = gpy_update_mdix(phydev);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
}

return 0;
--
2.51.2