Hi,
> we at I2SE have developed an i.MX28 based embedded device, called Duckbill.
> Regarding ethernet, it is very similar to the FSL mx28evk, i.e. we use the
> same
> phy (SMSC LAN8720), we use RMII mode, clock is provided by iMX (not via
> external crystal), we have a GPIO to reset the phy and an interrupt GPIO.
>
> At the moment, we are using vanilla kernel 4.2.5 with only a fetch patches -
> mainly
> patches to add the device tree stuff needed and some cherry-picked upstream
> patches. Nothing special IMO. You can find it here:
> https://github.com/I2SE/linux/tree/v4.2.5-duckbill
>
> After booting the device, we observe on a few devices the ethernet "swinging"
> or toggling:
> [ 15.830759] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Freescale FEC PHY driver [SMSC
> LAN8710/LAN8720] (mii_bus:phy_addr=800f0000.etherne:00, irq=35)
> [ 15.843361] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
> [ 17.112867] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow
> control rx/tx
> [ 17.121746] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
> [ 17.894416] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> [ 19.506960] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow
> control rx/tx
> [ 20.294398] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> [ 21.932365] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow
> control rx/tx
> [ 22.714410] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> [ 24.357890] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow
> control rx/tx
> [ 25.144400] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> [ 26.783367] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow
> control rx/tx
> [ 27.564357] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> [ 29.208846] fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow
> control rx/tx
>
> However, in U-Boot I can transfer several hundreds of MB without any problem,
> I can attach the cable/reattach etc. as usual - no obvious problems.
> This is the reason, we think that the hardware is ok (and of course, we
> double-checked
> especially the soldering of the affected devices).
>
> This is what I tried so far:
> - changed the device tree to not use the interrupt line -> phy is polled
> periodically
> - reverted latest phy changes for LAN8720, i.e.
> d88ecb373bd1877acc43e13311a8e0e6daffc3d2 - "net: phy: smsc: disable energy
> detect mode"
> ff94c742dfeea3110f1e1d27399d728f8494d29e - "net: phy: fix semicolon.cocci
> warnings"
> 776829de90c5972895db398993ddfa9417ff8b01 - "net: phy: workaround for buggy
> cable detection by LAN8700 after cable plugging"
> - then I tried the following patch
>
> -snip-
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> @@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ fec_restart(struct net_device *ndev)
> if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_HAS_AVB) {
> writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_ECNTRL);
> } else {
> - writel(1, fep->hwp + FEC_ECNTRL);
> + //writel(1, fep->hwp + FEC_ECNTRL);
> udelay(10);
> }
> -snap-
> The idea behind this patch is: when FEC is resetted, then registers are reset
> to initial values
> and thus FEC is configured for MII. When using ENET_CLK_OUT this results in
> 25 MHz clock
> to phy instead of 50 MHz as required by RMII. At least for a short time,
> there might be
> a "glitch". The concern was, that the phy might become stuck by this.
>
> However, nothing of the above improved anything. So, at the moment, I'm
> running out of ideas - any help/hint to debug this issue further is really
> appreciated.
> Please let me know if I missed some important information.
>
I faced the same problem on one of our i.MX6 modules recently but
haven't come around to send a proper patch yet.
The problem is that the enet_out clock is disabled in
fec_enet_clk_enable() which leaves the PHY without a running clock.
Due to this the PHY loses its internal state and requires a reset to be
reactivated.
The following patch should fix this problem:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index b2a3220..cfa70b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1857,11 +1857,6 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev,
bool enable)
ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ahb);
if (ret)
return ret;
- if (fep->clk_enet_out) {
- ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_enet_out);
- if (ret)
- goto failed_clk_enet_out;
- }
if (fep->clk_ptp) {
mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ptp);
@@ -1873,35 +1868,26 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev,
bool enable)
}
mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
}
- if (fep->clk_ref) {
- ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ref);
- if (ret)
- goto failed_clk_ref;
- }
+ ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ref);
+ if (ret)
+ goto failed_clk_ref;
} else {
clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ahb);
- if (fep->clk_enet_out)
- clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
if (fep->clk_ptp) {
mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ptp);
fep->ptp_clk_on = false;
mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
}
- if (fep->clk_ref)
- clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ref);
+ clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ref);
}
return 0;
failed_clk_ref:
- if (fep->clk_ref)
- clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ref);
+ clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ref);
failed_clk_ptp:
- if (fep->clk_enet_out)
- clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
-failed_clk_enet_out:
- clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ahb);
+ clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ahb);
return ret;
}
@@ -3430,6 +3416,10 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (ret)
goto failed_clk;
+ ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_enet_out);
+ if (ret)
+ goto failed_clk_enet_out;
+
ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ipg);
if (ret)
goto failed_clk_ipg;
@@ -3514,6 +3504,8 @@ failed_init:
if (fep->reg_phy)
regulator_disable(fep->reg_phy);
failed_regulator:
+ clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
+failed_clk_enet_out:
clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ipg);
failed_clk_ipg:
fec_enet_clk_enable(ndev, false);
@@ -3536,6 +3528,8 @@ fec_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
unregister_netdev(ndev);
fec_enet_mii_remove(fep);
+ fec_enet_clk_enable(ndev, false);
+ clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
if (fep->reg_phy)
regulator_disable(fep->reg_phy);
of_node_put(fep->phy_node);
Lothar Waßmann
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