[PATCH iwl-next 1/3] ice: monitor TSPLL lock from PTP periodic worker

From: Grzegorz Nitka

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 05:33:27 EST


On E825 devices that own the source timer, the TSPLL can lose lock when
the TCXO or TIME_REF signal is disrupted. Recovery requires re-enabling
the TSPLL via CGU register writes; without it, the PHC keeps running on
a degraded reference indefinitely.

The DPLL periodic worker (ice_dpll_periodic_work()) would be a natural
home for this monitoring, but placing it there has two problems:

1. ice_dpll_init_e825() sets ICE_FLAG_DPLL only after all initialization
steps succeed. If any earlier step fails, the driver would run
without any TSPLL recovery mechanism.

2. When CONFIG_DPLL=n, the DPLL worker is compiled out and TSPLL
recovery would be silently absent.

Add the monitor to ice_ptp_periodic_work() instead, which always runs on
E825 owner PFs regardless of DPLL init state or config. Introduce two
small helpers, ice_tspll_lost_lock_e825c() and ice_tspll_restart_e825c(),
which encapsulate the CGU register reads/writes required to observe and
recover the TSPLL.

Cache the observed lock state in pf->ptp.tspll_locked using
WRITE_ONCE()/READ_ONCE() so a follow-up change can consume it from the
DPLL periodic worker (for user-space notification via
dpll_device_change_ntf()) and drop the redundant poll+recovery from
that path. Precise synchronization is not required: both workers converge
on the same value within one poll period.

Reviewed-by: Przemyslaw Korba <przemyslaw.korba@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Nitka <grzegorz.nitka@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h | 11 +++
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.c | 88 +++++++++++++++++++++-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.h | 4 +
4 files changed, 172 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
index 4df3d83b5066..a997be5f7d8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
#include "ice.h"
#include "ice_lib.h"
#include "ice_trace.h"
+#include "ice_tspll.h"
#include "ice_txclk.h"

+#define ICE_TSPLL_LOG_INTERVAL 120
+
static const char ice_pin_names[][64] = {
"SDP0",
"SDP1",
@@ -2875,6 +2878,67 @@ static void ice_ptp_maybe_trigger_tx_interrupt(struct ice_pf *pf)
}
}

+/**
+ * ice_ptp_tspll_monitor - poll and recover TSPLL lock on E825 owner PFs
+ * @pf: Board private structure
+ *
+ * Called from the PTP periodic worker. On E825 devices that own the source
+ * timer, poll the TSPLL lock status via CGU registers and trigger a restart
+ * if the lock has been lost. The result is cached in @pf->ptp.tspll_locked
+ * so it can be consumed by the DPLL periodic worker via READ_ONCE().
+ *
+ * TSPLL lock is critical for PHC operation and must be monitored regardless
+ * of whether DPLL init succeeded or CONFIG_DPLL is enabled. Placing the
+ * monitor here makes recovery independent of the dpll subsystem.
+ *
+ * AQ read errors are rate-limited and do not stop monitoring. Lock-lost
+ * events are logged every 120 retries (~60 s at normal poll rate) to
+ * surface persistent failures without flooding the log.
+ */
+static void ice_ptp_tspll_monitor(struct ice_pf *pf)
+{
+ bool lock_lost;
+ int err;
+
+ if (pf->hw.mac_type != ICE_MAC_GENERIC_3K_E825 ||
+ !ice_pf_src_tmr_owned(pf))
+ return;
+
+ err = ice_tspll_lost_lock_e825c(&pf->hw, &lock_lost);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err_ratelimited(ice_pf_to_dev(pf),
+ "Failed reading TimeSync PLL lock status (err: %d). Retrying.\n",
+ err);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (lock_lost) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(pf->ptp.tspll_locked, false);
+ if (!(pf->ptp.tspll_lock_retries % ICE_TSPLL_LOG_INTERVAL))
+ dev_warn(ice_pf_to_dev(pf),
+ "TimeSync PLL lock lost. Retrying to acquire lock.\n");
+ err = ice_tspll_restart_e825c(&pf->hw);
+ if (err)
+ dev_err_ratelimited(ice_pf_to_dev(pf),
+ "Failed to restart TimeSync PLL (err: %d).\n",
+ err);
+ pf->ptp.tspll_lock_retries++;
+ } else {
+ if (pf->ptp.tspll_lock_retries) {
+ enum ice_clk_src clk_src;
+ const char *src_str = "unknown";
+
+ if (!ice_tspll_get_clk_src(&pf->hw, &clk_src))
+ src_str = ice_tspll_clk_src_str(clk_src);
+ dev_info(ice_pf_to_dev(pf),
+ "TimeSync PLL lock acquired with %s clock source after %u retries.\n",
+ src_str, pf->ptp.tspll_lock_retries);
+ }
+ WRITE_ONCE(pf->ptp.tspll_locked, true);
+ pf->ptp.tspll_lock_retries = 0;
+ }
+}
+
static void ice_ptp_periodic_work(struct kthread_work *work)
{
struct ice_ptp *ptp = container_of(work, struct ice_ptp, work.work);
@@ -2884,6 +2948,8 @@ static void ice_ptp_periodic_work(struct kthread_work *work)
if (pf->ptp.state != ICE_PTP_READY)
return;

+ ice_ptp_tspll_monitor(pf);
+
err = ice_ptp_update_cached_phctime(pf);

ice_ptp_maybe_trigger_tx_interrupt(pf);
@@ -3001,6 +3067,9 @@ static int ice_ptp_rebuild_owner(struct ice_pf *pf)
err = ice_tspll_init(hw);
if (err)
return err;
+ /* Rebuild reinitialized TSPLL, so reset monitor retry state. */
+ WRITE_ONCE(ptp->tspll_locked, true);
+ ptp->tspll_lock_retries = 0;

/* Acquire the global hardware lock */
if (!ice_ptp_lock(hw)) {
@@ -3364,6 +3433,7 @@ void ice_ptp_init(struct ice_pf *pf)
}
ptp->port.port_num = hw->lane_num;

+ ptp->tspll_locked = true;
ice_ptp_init_hw(hw);

ice_ptp_init_tx_interrupt_mode(pf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
index c4b0da7ce20e..0e40fef3b4e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
@@ -249,6 +249,15 @@ struct ice_ptp_pin_desc {
* @tx_hwtstamp_discarded: number of Tx skbs discarded due to cached PHC time
* being too old to correctly extend timestamp
* @late_cached_phc_updates: number of times cached PHC update is late
+ * @tspll_locked: last observed TSPLL lock state on E825 owner PFs.
+ * Written by the PTP periodic worker after polling the TSPLL and
+ * intended to be read (without pf->dplls.lock) by the DPLL periodic
+ * worker in a follow-up change. Access via READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE();
+ * precise synchronization is not required because both workers
+ * converge on the same value within one poll period.
+ * @tspll_lock_retries: counts consecutive poll cycles in which the TSPLL
+ * was found unlocked. Reset to zero when lock is re-acquired. Used to
+ * rate-limit the lock-lost log message (~every 120 retries / ~60 s).
*/
struct ice_ptp {
enum ice_ptp_state state;
@@ -274,6 +283,8 @@ struct ice_ptp {
u32 tx_hwtstamp_flushed;
u32 tx_hwtstamp_discarded;
u32 late_cached_phc_updates;
+ bool tspll_locked;
+ u32 tspll_lock_retries;
};

#define __ptp_port_to_ptp(p) \
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.c
index fd4b58eb9bc0..be8e2da21dd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static bool ice_tspll_check_params(struct ice_hw *hw,
*
* Return: specified clock source converted to its string name
*/
-static const char *ice_tspll_clk_src_str(enum ice_clk_src clk_src)
+const char *ice_tspll_clk_src_str(enum ice_clk_src clk_src)
{
switch (clk_src) {
case ICE_CLK_SRC_TCXO:
@@ -531,6 +531,64 @@ int ice_tspll_cfg_pps_out_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw, bool enable)
return ice_write_cgu_reg(hw, ICE_CGU_R9, val);
}

+/**
+ * ice_tspll_lost_lock_e825c - check if TSPLL lost lock
+ * @hw: Pointer to the HW struct
+ * @lost_lock: Output flag for reporting lost lock
+ *
+ * Get E825 device TSPLL DPLL lock status.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * 0 - OK
+ * * negative - error
+ */
+int ice_tspll_lost_lock_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw, bool *lost_lock)
+{
+ u32 val;
+ int err;
+
+ err = ice_read_cgu_reg(hw, ICE_CGU_RO_LOCK, &val);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ *lost_lock = !FIELD_GET(ICE_CGU_RO_LOCK_TRUE_LOCK, val);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_tspll_restart_e825c - trigger TSPLL restart
+ * @hw: Pointer to the HW struct
+ *
+ * Re-enable TSPLL for E825 device.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * 0 - OK
+ * * negative - error
+ */
+int ice_tspll_restart_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw)
+{
+ u32 val;
+ int err;
+
+ /* Read the initial values of r23 and disable the PLL */
+ err = ice_read_cgu_reg(hw, ICE_CGU_R23, &val);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ val &= ~ICE_CGU_R23_R24_TSPLL_ENABLE;
+ err = ice_write_cgu_reg(hw, ICE_CGU_R23, val);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ /* Wait at least 1 ms before reenabling PLL */
+ usleep_range(USEC_PER_MSEC, 2 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
+ val |= ICE_CGU_R23_R24_TSPLL_ENABLE;
+ err = ice_write_cgu_reg(hw, ICE_CGU_R23, val);
+
+ return err;
+}
+
/**
* ice_tspll_cfg - Configure the Clock Generation Unit TSPLL
* @hw: Pointer to the HW struct
@@ -577,6 +635,34 @@ static int ice_tspll_dis_sticky_bits(struct ice_hw *hw)
}
}

+/**
+ * ice_tspll_get_clk_src - get current TSPLL clock source
+ * @hw: board private hw structure
+ * @clk_src: pointer to store clk_src value
+ *
+ * Get current TSPLL clock source settings.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * 0 - OK
+ * * negative - error
+ */
+int ice_tspll_get_clk_src(struct ice_hw *hw, enum ice_clk_src *clk_src)
+{
+ u32 val;
+ int err;
+
+ err = (hw->mac_type == ICE_MAC_GENERIC_3K_E825) ?
+ ice_read_cgu_reg(hw, ICE_CGU_R23, &val) :
+ ice_read_cgu_reg(hw, ICE_CGU_R24, &val);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ *clk_src = (enum ice_clk_src)FIELD_GET(ICE_CGU_R23_R24_TIME_REF_SEL,
+ val);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
/**
* ice_tspll_init - Initialize TSPLL with settings from firmware
* @hw: Pointer to the HW structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.h
index d650867004d1..05917ae51ded 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tspll.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ struct ice_tspll_params_e82x {
#define ICE_TSPLL_FBDIV_INTGR_E825 256

int ice_tspll_cfg_pps_out_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw, bool enable);
+int ice_tspll_lost_lock_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw, bool *lost_lock);
+int ice_tspll_restart_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw);
+int ice_tspll_get_clk_src(struct ice_hw *hw, enum ice_clk_src *clk_src);
int ice_tspll_init(struct ice_hw *hw);
int ice_tspll_bypass_mux_active_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw, u8 port, bool *active,
enum ice_synce_clk output);
@@ -39,4 +42,5 @@ int ice_tspll_cfg_bypass_mux_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw, bool ena, u32 port_num,
enum ice_synce_clk output);
int ice_tspll_cfg_synce_ethdiv_e825c(struct ice_hw *hw,
enum ice_synce_clk output);
+const char *ice_tspll_clk_src_str(enum ice_clk_src clk_src);
#endif /* _ICE_TSPLL_H_ */
--
2.39.3