[U-Boot] [PATCH] net: macb: sama5d4 is not gigabit capable

During the initialization of PHY the gigabit bit capable is set if the controller is a GEM. However, for sama5d4, the GEM is not gigabit capable. Improperly setting the GBE capability leads to an unresponsive MAC controller. This patch fix this behavior allowing to use the gmac with the sama5d4.
Suggested-by: Nicolas Ferre nicolas.ferre@atmel.com Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com --- drivers/net/macb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c index a5c1880..642717d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/macb.c +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c @@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ static int macb_phy_init(struct macb_device *macb) return 0; }
- /* First check for GMAC */ - if (macb_is_gem(macb)) { + /* + * First check for GMAC, but not the one on SAMA5D4 which is + * not gigabit capabale + */ + if (macb_is_gem(macb) && ! cpu_is_sama5d4()) { lpa = macb_mdio_read(macb, MII_STAT1000);
if (lpa & (LPA_1000FULL | LPA_1000HALF)) {

Hi Gregory,
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com wrote:
During the initialization of PHY the gigabit bit capable is set if the controller is a GEM. However, for sama5d4, the GEM is not gigabit capable. Improperly setting the GBE capability leads to an unresponsive MAC controller. This patch fix this behavior allowing to use the gmac with the sama5d4.
Suggested-by: Nicolas Ferre nicolas.ferre@atmel.com Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com
drivers/net/macb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c index a5c1880..642717d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/macb.c +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c @@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ static int macb_phy_init(struct macb_device *macb) return 0; }
/* First check for GMAC */
if (macb_is_gem(macb)) {
/*
* First check for GMAC, but not the one on SAMA5D4 which is
* not gigabit capabale
*/
if (macb_is_gem(macb) && ! cpu_is_sama5d4()) {
Is there not some other property that can identify the lack of Gigabit support in the "GEM"? It would be better to not have to keep track of the next processor and the one after that which has the same situation.
lpa = macb_mdio_read(macb, MII_STAT1000); if (lpa & (LPA_1000FULL | LPA_1000HALF)) {
-- 2.5.0
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Le 15/12/2015 20:59, Joe Hershberger a écrit :
Hi Gregory,
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com wrote:
During the initialization of PHY the gigabit bit capable is set if the controller is a GEM. However, for sama5d4, the GEM is not gigabit capable. Improperly setting the GBE capability leads to an unresponsive MAC controller. This patch fix this behavior allowing to use the gmac with the sama5d4.
Suggested-by: Nicolas Ferre nicolas.ferre@atmel.com Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com
drivers/net/macb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c index a5c1880..642717d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/macb.c +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c @@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ static int macb_phy_init(struct macb_device *macb) return 0; }
/* First check for GMAC */
if (macb_is_gem(macb)) {
/*
* First check for GMAC, but not the one on SAMA5D4 which is
* not gigabit capabale
*/
if (macb_is_gem(macb) && ! cpu_is_sama5d4()) {
Is there not some other property that can identify the lack of Gigabit support in the "GEM"? It would be better to not have to keep track of the next processor and the one after that which has the same situation.
Actually, sama5d2 is in the same situation already...
Bye,
lpa = macb_mdio_read(macb, MII_STAT1000); if (lpa & (LPA_1000FULL | LPA_1000HALF)) {
-- 2.5.0
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Hi all,
On 16.12.2015 10:19, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
Le 15/12/2015 20:59, Joe Hershberger a écrit :
Hi Gregory,
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com wrote:
During the initialization of PHY the gigabit bit capable is set if the controller is a GEM. However, for sama5d4, the GEM is not gigabit capable. Improperly setting the GBE capability leads to an unresponsive MAC controller. This patch fix this behavior allowing to use the gmac with the sama5d4.
Suggested-by: Nicolas Ferre nicolas.ferre@atmel.com Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com
drivers/net/macb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c index a5c1880..642717d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/macb.c +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c @@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ static int macb_phy_init(struct macb_device *macb) return 0; }
/* First check for GMAC */
if (macb_is_gem(macb)) {
/*
* First check for GMAC, but not the one on SAMA5D4 which is
* not gigabit capabale
*/
if (macb_is_gem(macb) && ! cpu_is_sama5d4()) {
Is there not some other property that can identify the lack of Gigabit support in the "GEM"? It would be better to not have to keep track of the next processor and the one after that which has the same situation.
Actually, sama5d2 is in the same situation already...
would it be a compromise to patch the macb_is_gem() in favor of the different usages of this function?
On the other hand I also wonder why the MACB IP tells it is GiB capable by the IDNUM bitfield. Isn't there a possibility to fix this detection?
Andreas
Bye,
lpa = macb_mdio_read(macb, MII_STAT1000); if (lpa & (LPA_1000FULL | LPA_1000HALF)) {
-- 2.5.0
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Hi Andreas,
On mer., déc. 16 2015, "Andreas Bießmann" andreas.devel@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi all,
On 16.12.2015 10:19, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
Le 15/12/2015 20:59, Joe Hershberger a écrit :
Hi Gregory,
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com wrote:
During the initialization of PHY the gigabit bit capable is set if the controller is a GEM. However, for sama5d4, the GEM is not gigabit capable. Improperly setting the GBE capability leads to an unresponsive MAC controller. This patch fix this behavior allowing to use the gmac with the sama5d4.
Suggested-by: Nicolas Ferre nicolas.ferre@atmel.com Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com
drivers/net/macb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c index a5c1880..642717d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/macb.c +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c @@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ static int macb_phy_init(struct macb_device *macb) return 0; }
/* First check for GMAC */
if (macb_is_gem(macb)) {
/*
* First check for GMAC, but not the one on SAMA5D4 which is
* not gigabit capabale
*/
if (macb_is_gem(macb) && ! cpu_is_sama5d4()) {
Is there not some other property that can identify the lack of Gigabit support in the "GEM"? It would be better to not have to keep track of the next processor and the one after that which has the same situation.
Actually, sama5d2 is in the same situation already...
would it be a compromise to patch the macb_is_gem() in favor of the different usages of this function?
I was thinking of introducing a is_gb_capable() function.
On the other hand I also wonder why the MACB IP tells it is GiB capable by the IDNUM bitfield. Isn't there a possibility to fix this detection?
the first part of the IDNUM identify the generation of this IP and 0x1 is MACB whereas 0x2 is GEM. As I wrote in my previous email, I _think_ that the GEM is really GiB capabale but the SoC around do not provde the needed ressource for this (such as line running at GHz).
Gregory
Andreas
Bye,
lpa = macb_mdio_read(macb, MII_STAT1000); if (lpa & (LPA_1000FULL | LPA_1000HALF)) {
-- 2.5.0
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Le 16/12/2015 10:41, Gregory CLEMENT a écrit :
Hi Andreas,
On mer., déc. 16 2015, "Andreas Bießmann" andreas.devel@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi all,
On 16.12.2015 10:19, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
Le 15/12/2015 20:59, Joe Hershberger a écrit :
Hi Gregory,
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com wrote:
During the initialization of PHY the gigabit bit capable is set if the controller is a GEM. However, for sama5d4, the GEM is not gigabit capable. Improperly setting the GBE capability leads to an unresponsive MAC controller. This patch fix this behavior allowing to use the gmac with the sama5d4.
Suggested-by: Nicolas Ferre nicolas.ferre@atmel.com Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com
drivers/net/macb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c index a5c1880..642717d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/macb.c +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c @@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ static int macb_phy_init(struct macb_device *macb) return 0; }
/* First check for GMAC */
if (macb_is_gem(macb)) {
/*
* First check for GMAC, but not the one on SAMA5D4 which is
* not gigabit capabale
*/
if (macb_is_gem(macb) && ! cpu_is_sama5d4()) {
Is there not some other property that can identify the lack of Gigabit support in the "GEM"? It would be better to not have to keep track of the next processor and the one after that which has the same situation.
Actually, sama5d2 is in the same situation already...
would it be a compromise to patch the macb_is_gem() in favor of the different usages of this function?
I was thinking of introducing a is_gb_capable() function.
On the other hand I also wonder why the MACB IP tells it is GiB capable by the IDNUM bitfield. Isn't there a possibility to fix this detection?
the first part of the IDNUM identify the generation of this IP and 0x1 is MACB whereas 0x2 is GEM. As I wrote in my previous email, I _think_ that the GEM is really GiB capabale but the SoC around do not provde the needed ressource for this (such as line running at GHz).
Actually, the GEM IP from Cadence can be configured to only do 10/100Mbs. So the IP ID doesn't tell that and the design configuration registers don't seem to reflect that.
Bye,

Hi Joe,
On mar., déc. 15 2015, Joe Hershberger joe.hershberger@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Gregory,
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com wrote:
During the initialization of PHY the gigabit bit capable is set if the controller is a GEM. However, for sama5d4, the GEM is not gigabit capable. Improperly setting the GBE capability leads to an unresponsive MAC controller. This patch fix this behavior allowing to use the gmac with the sama5d4.
Suggested-by: Nicolas Ferre nicolas.ferre@atmel.com Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com
drivers/net/macb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c index a5c1880..642717d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/macb.c +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c @@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ static int macb_phy_init(struct macb_device *macb) return 0; }
/* First check for GMAC */
if (macb_is_gem(macb)) {
/*
* First check for GMAC, but not the one on SAMA5D4 which is
* not gigabit capabale
*/
if (macb_is_gem(macb) && ! cpu_is_sama5d4()) {
Is there not some other property that can identify the lack of Gigabit support in the "GEM"? It would be better to not have to keep track of the next processor and the one after that which has the same situation.
I agree and I started to looked for this kind of information. But there is not such information documented inside the controller. I also think of the controller ID but I doubt that there is a link between the gigabit capability and the version of the GEM. On sama5d3 the revision is 0x119 and the one in sama5d4 is 0x120, so this really reflects the version of the controller itself and not his capabilities.
I also had a look on how it was done in the kernel, and they relies on the compatible string which is different for each SoC.
Last thing, but it is only speculation, I think that the gigabit capability depend on the SoC around the controller and not the controller itself. Being able to do gigabit means being able to have high speed dedicated lines and it is out of the scope of the controller itself. An other hint is actually the fact that we have to set this GBE bit in the configuration register of the controller, for me that means that the controller is not aware of it.
Thanks,
Gregory
lpa = macb_mdio_read(macb, MII_STAT1000); if (lpa & (LPA_1000FULL | LPA_1000HALF)) {
-- 2.5.0
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Hi Gregory,
On 16.12.2015 10:32, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
Hi Joe,
On mar., déc. 15 2015, Joe Hershberger joe.hershberger@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Gregory,
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com wrote:
During the initialization of PHY the gigabit bit capable is set if the controller is a GEM. However, for sama5d4, the GEM is not gigabit capable. Improperly setting the GBE capability leads to an unresponsive MAC controller. This patch fix this behavior allowing to use the gmac with the sama5d4.
Suggested-by: Nicolas Ferre nicolas.ferre@atmel.com Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT gregory.clement@free-electrons.com
drivers/net/macb.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c index a5c1880..642717d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/macb.c +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c @@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ static int macb_phy_init(struct macb_device *macb) return 0; }
/* First check for GMAC */
if (macb_is_gem(macb)) {
/*
* First check for GMAC, but not the one on SAMA5D4 which is
* not gigabit capabale
*/
if (macb_is_gem(macb) && ! cpu_is_sama5d4()) {
Is there not some other property that can identify the lack of Gigabit support in the "GEM"? It would be better to not have to keep track of the next processor and the one after that which has the same situation.
I agree and I started to looked for this kind of information. But there is not such information documented inside the controller. I also think of the controller ID but I doubt that there is a link between the gigabit capability and the version of the GEM. On sama5d3 the revision is 0x119 and the one in sama5d4 is 0x120, so this really reflects the version of the controller itself and not his capabilities.
You where faster ... answer my question before I was asking, at least to the timestamp of the mail ;)
I also had a look on how it was done in the kernel, and they relies on the compatible string which is different for each SoC.
We will get this also if the network detection has moved to DM completely.
Last thing, but it is only speculation, I think that the gigabit capability depend on the SoC around the controller and not the controller itself. Being able to do gigabit means being able to have high speed dedicated lines and it is out of the scope of the controller itself. An other hint is actually the fact that we have to set this GBE bit in the configuration register of the controller, for me that means that the controller is not aware of it.
Good point. So could we please patch the macb_is_gem() then? I think we should also add the sama5d2 as Nicolas said this has also no GiB capability.
Andreas
Thanks,
Gregory
lpa = macb_mdio_read(macb, MII_STAT1000); if (lpa & (LPA_1000FULL | LPA_1000HALF)) {
-- 2.5.0
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