[PATCH net-next v2 2/4] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: deliver the PHY interrupt to phylib

From: Parthiban Veerasooran

Date: Mon Sep 07 2026 - 01:24:13 EST


The OA TC6 standard defines PHY interrupt delivery via the SPI status
register as optional. When implemented, the PHY has no dedicated interrupt
line; its interrupt is signalled through the MAC-PHY SPI interface.
phy_mac_interrupt() only triggers a link-status re-read and cannot make
the PHY driver read and acknowledge its interrupt source registers, so
expose the PHY interrupt to phylib as a nested virtual IRQ instead.

Introduce the OA_TC6_PHY_INT quirk flag so drivers can opt in when the
PHY interrupt is routed in-band.

When OA_TC6_PHY_INT is set, use dummy_irq_chip as the irqchip and map
a virtual IRQ inside oa_tc6_mdiobus_register() before mdiobus_register()
is called. Populate all mii_bus->irq[] entries with the virtual IRQ so
phy_device_create() picks it up regardless of the PHY's MDIO address,
keeping mii_bus->irq[] and phydev->irq consistent. The corresponding
teardown is integrated into oa_tc6_mdiobus_unregister().

Unmask PHYINT in INT_MASK0, and when it is seen in the extended status,
dispatch handle_nested_irq() synchronously from the sleepable threaded
IRQ. PHYINT is level triggered, so acking the PHY source there clears it
before the next data chunk, avoiding a storm.

Signed-off-by: Parthiban Veerasooran <parthiban.veerasooran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
include/linux/oa_tc6.h | 3 ++
2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
index 6fcc5f561d56..00b0176c1fe7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
#include <linux/bitfield.h>
#include <linux/iopoll.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/irqdomain.h>
#include <linux/mdio.h>
#include <linux/phy.h>
#include <linux/oa_tc6.h>
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ struct oa_tc6 {
struct phy_device *phydev;
struct mii_bus *mdiobus;
struct spi_device *spi;
+ struct irq_domain *phy_irq_domain;
+ int phy_virq;
struct mutex spi_ctrl_lock; /* Protects spi control transfer */
spinlock_t tx_skb_lock; /* Protects tx skb handling */
void *spi_ctrl_tx_buf;
@@ -528,6 +532,44 @@ int oa_tc6_mdiobus_write_c45(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int devnum,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(oa_tc6_mdiobus_write_c45);

+static int oa_tc6_phy_irq_map(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int irq,
+ irq_hw_number_t hwirq)
+{
+ irq_set_chip_data(irq, domain->host_data);
+ irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &dummy_irq_chip, handle_simple_irq);
+ irq_set_nested_thread(irq, true);
+ irq_set_noprobe(irq);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct irq_domain_ops oa_tc6_phy_irq_domain_ops = {
+ .map = oa_tc6_phy_irq_map,
+};
+
+static int oa_tc6_phy_irq_setup(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+{
+ tc6->phy_irq_domain =
+ irq_domain_create_linear(NULL, 1,
+ &oa_tc6_phy_irq_domain_ops, tc6);
+ if (!tc6->phy_irq_domain)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ tc6->phy_virq = irq_create_mapping(tc6->phy_irq_domain, 0);
+ if (!tc6->phy_virq) {
+ irq_domain_remove(tc6->phy_irq_domain);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void oa_tc6_phy_irq_teardown(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+{
+ irq_dispose_mapping(tc6->phy_virq);
+ irq_domain_remove(tc6->phy_irq_domain);
+}
+
static int oa_tc6_mdiobus_register(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
{
int ret;
@@ -559,9 +601,25 @@ static int oa_tc6_mdiobus_register(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
snprintf(tc6->mdiobus->id, ARRAY_SIZE(tc6->mdiobus->id), "%s",
dev_name(&tc6->spi->dev));

+ if (tc6->quirk_flags & OA_TC6_PHY_INT) {
+ ret = oa_tc6_phy_irq_setup(tc6);
+ if (ret) {
+ mdiobus_free(tc6->mdiobus);
+ return ret;
+ }
+ /* Populate all irq[] entries before registration so
+ * phy_device_create() picks up the virtual IRQ regardless of
+ * the PHY's MDIO address.
+ */
+ for (int i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++)
+ tc6->mdiobus->irq[i] = tc6->phy_virq;
+ }
+
ret = mdiobus_register(tc6->mdiobus);
if (ret) {
netdev_err(tc6->netdev, "Could not register MDIO bus\n");
+ if (tc6->quirk_flags & OA_TC6_PHY_INT)
+ oa_tc6_phy_irq_teardown(tc6);
mdiobus_free(tc6->mdiobus);
return ret;
}
@@ -572,6 +630,8 @@ static int oa_tc6_mdiobus_register(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
static void oa_tc6_mdiobus_unregister(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
{
mdiobus_unregister(tc6->mdiobus);
+ if (tc6->quirk_flags & OA_TC6_PHY_INT)
+ oa_tc6_phy_irq_teardown(tc6);
mdiobus_free(tc6->mdiobus);
}

@@ -661,7 +721,7 @@ static int oa_tc6_sw_reset_macphy(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
return oa_tc6_write_register(tc6, OA_TC6_REG_STATUS0, regval);
}

-static int oa_tc6_unmask_macphy_error_interrupts(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+static int oa_tc6_unmask_interrupts(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
{
u32 regval;
int ret;
@@ -670,7 +730,8 @@ static int oa_tc6_unmask_macphy_error_interrupts(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
if (ret)
return ret;

- regval &= ~(OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_TX_PROTOCOL_ERR_MASK |
+ regval &= ~(OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_PHY_INT_MASK |
+ OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_TX_PROTOCOL_ERR_MASK |
OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_RX_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERR_MASK |
OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_LOSS_OF_FRAME_ERR_MASK |
OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_HEADER_ERR_MASK);
@@ -810,6 +871,15 @@ static int oa_tc6_process_extended_status(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
return ret;
}

+ /* Dispatch the PHY interrupt to phylib via the nested virtual IRQ so
+ * the PHY driver reads and acknowledges its status. PHYINT is level
+ * triggered, so doing this synchronously here (in the sleepable
+ * threaded IRQ) clears the source before the next data chunk.
+ */
+ if ((tc6->quirk_flags & OA_TC6_PHY_INT) &&
+ FIELD_GET(OA_TC6_STATUS0_PHY_INT, value))
+ handle_nested_irq(tc6->phy_virq);
+
if (FIELD_GET(OA_TC6_STATUS0_RX_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR, value)) {
oa_tc6_look_for_new_frame(tc6);
net_err_ratelimited("%s: Receive buffer overflow error\n",
@@ -1518,7 +1588,7 @@ struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, struct net_device *netdev,
return NULL;
}

- ret = oa_tc6_unmask_macphy_error_interrupts(tc6);
+ ret = oa_tc6_unmask_interrupts(tc6);
if (ret) {
dev_err(&tc6->spi->dev,
"MAC-PHY error interrupts unmask failed: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/include/linux/oa_tc6.h b/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
index 27f652d4920b..1c8cc263c5e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
+++ b/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@

/* Status Register #0 */
#define OA_TC6_REG_STATUS0 0x0008
+#define OA_TC6_STATUS0_PHY_INT BIT(7)
#define OA_TC6_STATUS0_RESETC BIT(6) /* Reset Complete */
#define OA_TC6_STATUS0_HEADER_ERROR BIT(5)
#define OA_TC6_STATUS0_LOSS_OF_FRAME_ERROR BIT(4)
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@

/* Interrupt Mask Register #0 */
#define OA_TC6_REG_INT_MASK0 0x000C
+#define OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_PHY_INT_MASK BIT(7)
#define OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_HEADER_ERR_MASK BIT(5)
#define OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_LOSS_OF_FRAME_ERR_MASK BIT(4)
#define OA_TC6_INT_MASK0_RX_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERR_MASK BIT(3)
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ struct oa_tc6;

enum oa_tc6_quirk_flag {
OA_TC6_BROKEN_PHY = BIT(0),
+ OA_TC6_PHY_INT = BIT(1),
};

struct oa_tc6_quirks {
--
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