Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: macb: ignore tx_clk if MII is used

From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:19:12 +0000

Hi Michael,

On 20.01.2021 21:43, Michael Walle wrote:
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> If the MII interface is used, the PHY is the clock master, thus don't
> set the clock rate. On Zynq-7000, this will prevent the following
> warning:
>   macb e000b000.ethernet eth0: unable to generate target frequency: 25000000 Hz
> 

Since in this case the PHY provides the TX clock and it provides the proper
rate based on link speed, the MACB driver should not handle the bp->tx_clk
at all (MACB driver uses this clock only for setting the proper rate on it
based on link speed). So, I believe the proper fix would be to not pass the
tx_clk at all in device tree. This clock is optional for MACB driver.

Thank you,
Claudiu Beznea

> Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
> index 814a5b10141d..472bf8f220bc 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
> @@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ static void macb_set_tx_clk(struct macb *bp, int speed)
>         if (!bp->tx_clk || (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_CLK_HW_CHG))
>                 return;
> 
> +       /* In case of MII the PHY is the clock master */
> +       if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII)
> +               return;
> +
>         switch (speed) {
>         case SPEED_10:
>                 rate = 2500000;
> --
> 2.20.1
>