[PATCH net-next 08/14] net: enetc: remove invalid code from enetc4_pl_mac_link_up()

From: wei . fang

Date: Tue Jun 30 2026 - 03:57:06 EST


From: Wei Fang <wei.fang@xxxxxxx>

When adding phylink MAC operations support to the NETC switch driver,
Russell King pointed out several pieces of invalid logic in the
.mac_link_up() implementation (see [1] and [2]):

1) Half-duplex backpressure is not supported by the kernel, Ethernet
relies on packet dropping for congestion management.

2) phylink_autoneg_inband() is unnecessary, as RGMII in-band status is
not supported.

3) TX and RX pause are disabled in half-duplex mode, so there is no
need to override them in .mac_link_up().

The same invalid logic is also present in enetc4_pl_mac_link_up(), so
remove the invalid code from it.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/imx/acEIQqI-_oyCym8O@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ # 1
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/imx/acEFwqmAvWls_9Ef@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ # 2
Signed-off-by: Wei Fang <wei.fang@xxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_hw.h | 1 -
.../net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c | 35 +------------------
2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_hw.h
index dea1fd0b8175..7a3ccc94b036 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_hw.h
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@
#define PM_CMD_CFG_CNT_FRM_EN BIT(13)
#define PM_CMD_CFG_TXP BIT(15)
#define PM_CMD_CFG_SEND_IDLE BIT(16)
-#define PM_CMD_CFG_HD_FCEN BIT(18)
#define PM_CMD_CFG_SFD BIT(21)
#define PM_CMD_CFG_TX_FLUSH BIT(22)
#define PM_CMD_CFG_TX_LOWP_EN BIT(23)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
index b21ff362c31e..67aaf188d325 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
@@ -588,11 +588,6 @@ static void enetc4_mac_config(struct enetc_pf *pf, unsigned int mode,
case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID:
case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_TXID:
val |= IFMODE_RGMII;
- /* We need to enable auto-negotiation for the MAC
- * if its RGMII interface support In-Band status.
- */
- if (phylink_autoneg_inband(mode))
- val |= PM_IF_MODE_ENA;
break;
case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII:
val |= IFMODE_RMII;
@@ -690,22 +685,6 @@ static void enetc4_set_rmii_mac(struct enetc_pf *pf, int speed, int duplex)
enetc_port_mac_wr(si, ENETC4_PM_IF_MODE(0), val);
}

-static void enetc4_set_hd_flow_control(struct enetc_pf *pf, bool enable)
-{
- struct enetc_si *si = pf->si;
- u32 old_val, val;
-
- if (!pf->caps.half_duplex)
- return;
-
- old_val = enetc_port_mac_rd(si, ENETC4_PM_CMD_CFG(0));
- val = u32_replace_bits(old_val, enable ? 1 : 0, PM_CMD_CFG_HD_FCEN);
- if (val == old_val)
- return;
-
- enetc_port_mac_wr(si, ENETC4_PM_CMD_CFG(0), val);
-}
-
static void enetc4_set_rx_pause(struct enetc_pf *pf, bool rx_pause)
{
struct enetc_si *si = pf->si;
@@ -881,13 +860,11 @@ static void enetc4_pl_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
struct enetc_pf *pf = phylink_to_enetc_pf(config);
struct enetc_si *si = pf->si;
struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv;
- bool hd_fc = false;

priv = netdev_priv(si->ndev);
enetc4_set_port_speed(priv, speed);

- if (!phylink_autoneg_inband(mode) &&
- phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(interface))
+ if (phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(interface))
enetc4_set_rgmii_mac(pf, speed, duplex);

if (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII)
@@ -899,18 +876,8 @@ static void enetc4_pl_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
*/
if (priv->active_offloads & ENETC_F_QBU)
tx_pause = false;
- } else { /* DUPLEX_HALF */
- if (tx_pause || rx_pause)
- hd_fc = true;
-
- /* As per 802.3 annex 31B, PAUSE frames are only supported
- * when the link is configured for full duplex operation.
- */
- tx_pause = false;
- rx_pause = false;
}

- enetc4_set_hd_flow_control(pf, hd_fc);
enetc4_set_tx_pause(pf, priv->num_rx_rings, tx_pause);
enetc4_set_rx_pause(pf, rx_pause);
enetc4_mac_tx_enable(pf);
--
2.34.1