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Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling

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Hi,

> On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 02:39:10PM +0100, Lothar Waßmann wrote:
> > When ENET_OUT is being used as reference clock for an external PHY,
> > the clock must not be disabled while the PHY is active. Otherwise the
> > PHY may lose its internal state and require a reset to become
> > functional again.
> > 
> > A symptom for this bug is a network interface that constantly toggles
> > between UP and DOWN state:
> > fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx
> > fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> > fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx
> > fec 800f0000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
> 
> Hi Lothar
> 
> When does this up/down happen? During normal operation when the link
> is administrative up?
> 
If booting with NFSROOT the rootfs cannot be mounted, because when the
interface is brought up the PHY starts toggling the link state.

> When did this start happening? Did it happen before 
> 8fff755e9f8d net: fec: Ensure clocks are enabled while using mdio bus
> 
No. The behaviour started exactly with this commit.

Lothar Waßmann
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[PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Lothar Waßmann <LW@KARO-electronics.de> - 2015-11-27 15:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Michael Heimpold <michael.heimpold@i2se.com> - 2015-11-27 16:30 +0100
  RE: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Duan Andy <fugang.duan@freescale.com> - 2015-11-28 14:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2015-11-28 17:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2015-11-30 03:00 +0100
      RE: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Duan Andy <fugang.duan@freescale.com> - 2015-11-30 03:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Lothar Waßmann <LW@KARO-electronics.de> - 2015-11-30 08:00 +0100
      RE: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Duan Andy <fugang.duan@freescale.com> - 2015-11-30 08:40 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2015-11-30 03:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix enet_out clock handling Lothar Waßmann <LW@KARO-electronics.de> - 2015-11-30 06:40 +0100

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