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Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of the PHY mode

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On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 05:52:41PM +0200, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 04:56:09PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:38:19AM +0200, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> > > This patch adds logic to reconfigure the comphy/gop when the link status
> > > change at runtime. This is very useful on boards such as the mcbin which
> > > have SFP and Ethernet ports connected to the same MAC port: depending on
> > > what the user connects the driver will automatically reconfigure the
> > > link mode.
> > 
> > I would expect each of these external Ethernet ports to have its own
> > Ethernet PHY. Don't you need to disconnect from one Ethernet phy and
> > connect to the other Ethernet PHY when you change external Ethernet
> > port?
> 
> That's the other way around. The engines outputs (say GoP#) are
> connected to the comphy inputs. In the SoC. Then there's a single output
> of this comphy lane to the board. So when switching modes, you do not
> have to connect to a different Ethernet PHY, it's the same.

Hi Antoine

I think there is a mixup here between generic PHY and Ethernet PHY.

When you swap from the copper RJ45 to the fibre SFP, the phylib needs
to swap from the Copper Ethernet PHY driving the RJ45, to the PHY
driving the SFP module, which is probably a fixed-phy.

I actually think this is why you have the carrier_on/off calls in the
link modify callback.

Imagine phylib is using the copper Ethernet PHY, but the MAC is using
the SFP port. Somebody pulls out the copper cable, phylib says the
link is down, turns the carrier off and calls the callback. Not good,
since your SFP cable is still plugged in...  Ethtool is
returning/setting stuff in the Copper Ethernet PHY, when in fact you
intend to be setting SFP settings.

       Andrew

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[PATCH net-next 00/13] net: mvpp2: comphy configuration Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:40 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 05/13] net: mvpp2: do not force the link mode Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:40 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 15:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 15:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 16:00 +0200
          RE: [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Stefan Chulski <stefanc@marvell.com> - 2017-08-24 16:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 16:10 +0200
            Re: [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 16:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 15:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 02/13] phy: add the mvebu cp110 comphy driver Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 16:00 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 04/13] net: mvpp2: initialize the comphy Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 13/13] arm64: defconfig: enable Marvell CP110 comphy Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 06/13] net: mvpp2: simplify the link_event function Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 01/13] phy: add sgmii and 10gkr modes to the phy_mode enum Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 01/13] phy: add sgmii and 10gkr modes to the  phy_mode enum Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 15:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 01/13] phy: add sgmii and 10gkr modes to the  phy_mode enum Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 15:40 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 03/13] Documentation/bindings: phy: document the Marvell comphy driver Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of the PHY mode Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 17:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 18:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 18:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 18:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 19:00 +0200
              Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk> - 2017-08-24 19:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 19:20 +0200
                RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic  reconfiguration of the PHY mode Stefan Chulski <stefanc@marvell.com> - 2017-08-24 19:30 +0200
            RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic  reconfiguration of the PHY mode Stefan Chulski <stefanc@marvell.com> - 2017-08-24 19:10 +0200
              Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic  reconfiguration of the PHY mode Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 19:20 +0200
                RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic  reconfiguration of the PHY mode Stefan Chulski <stefanc@marvell.com> - 2017-08-24 19:20 +0200
                Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic  reconfiguration of the PHY mode Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk> - 2017-08-25 10:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk> - 2017-08-24 19:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 19:50 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next 09/13] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of  the PHY mode Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk> - 2017-08-25 00:20 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 12/13] arm64: dts: marvell: mcbin: add comphy references to Ethernet ports Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 12/13] arm64: dts: marvell: mcbin: add comphy  references to Ethernet ports Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 16:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 12/13] arm64: dts: marvell: mcbin: add comphy  references to Ethernet ports Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 16:10 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 08/13] net: mvpp2: check the netif is running in the link_event function Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 07/13] net: mvpp2: improve the link management function Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 10:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 07/13] net: mvpp2: improve the link management  function Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2017-08-24 16:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 07/13] net: mvpp2: improve the link management  function Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@free-electrons.com> - 2017-08-24 16:20 +0200

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