From: Mason <slash.tmp@free•fr>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn•ch>
Cc: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail•com>,
netdev <netdev@vger•kernel.org>, Mans Rullgard <mans@mansr•com>,
Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded•com>,
Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd•com>,
Zach Brown <zach.brown@ni•com>, Shaohui Xie <shaohui.xie@nxp•com>,
Tim Beale <tim.beale@alliedtelesis•co.nz>,
Brian Hill <brian@houston-radar•com>,
Vince Bridgers <vbridgers2013@gmail•com>,
Balakumaran Kannan <kumaran.4353@gmail•com>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft•net>,
Sebastian Frias <sf84@laposte•net>,
Kirill Kapranov <kapranoff@inbox•ru>
Subject: Re: Debugging Ethernet issues
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 15:58:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5829D10F.30206@free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20161114133428.GF26710@lunn.ch>
On 14/11/2016 14:34, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Mason wrote:
>
>> How exactly does one use the generic PHY driver?
>
> If there is no specific driver available for the PHY, linux will fall
> back to the generic driver. So just don't compile the specific driver.
> You can see under /sys/bus/mdio_bus/devices which driver is being
> used.
I've removed the Atheros driver from the kernel config.
# ls /sys/bus/mdio_bus/drivers
Generic 10G PHY/ Generic PHY/
# ls -l "/sys/bus/mdio_bus/devices/26000.nb8800-mii:04/"
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 of_node -> ../../../../../../../firmware/devicetree/base/soc/ethernet@26000/ethernet-phy@4/
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:00 phy_has_fixups
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:00 phy_id
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:00 phy_interface
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 subsystem -> ../../../../../../../bus/mdio_bus/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:00 uevent
(I don't know why/how it finds so many ".." in the symlink path)
[ 1.170994] libphy: Fixed MDIO Bus: probed
[ 1.181794] libphy: nb8800-mii: probed
[ 1.192759] nb8800 26000.ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d
# time udhcpc | while read LINE; do date; echo $LINE; done
Mon Nov 14 15:39:50 UTC 2016
udhcpc (v1.22.1) started
Mon Nov 14 15:39:50 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
[ 125.468634] nb8800_link_reconfigure from phy_state_machine
[ 126.475300] nb8800_link_reconfigure from phy_state_machine
Mon Nov 14 15:39:53 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
[ 126.682096] nb8800 26000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx
Mon Nov 14 15:39:57 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
Mon Nov 14 15:40:20 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
Mon Nov 14 15:40:23 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
Mon Nov 14 15:40:26 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
Mon Nov 14 15:40:49 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
Mon Nov 14 15:40:52 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
Mon Nov 14 15:40:55 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
\x03^C
real 1m12.040s
user 0m0.067s
sys 0m0.057s
# tcpdump -n -i eth1-boards ether host 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on eth1-boards, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 262144 bytes
15:39:54.214574 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:39:55.215830 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:39:57.247862 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:39:57.248027 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:40:20.307556 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:40:20.307732 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:40:23.334155 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:40:23.334313 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:40:26.360807 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:40:26.360976 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:40:49.420473 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:40:49.420645 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:40:52.447121 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:40:52.447284 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:40:55.473721 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:40:55.473891 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
# ethtool -S eth0
NIC statistics:
rx_bytes_ok: 975
rx_frames_ok: 8
rx_undersize_frames: 0
rx_fragment_frames: 0
rx_64_byte_frames: 6
rx_127_byte_frames: 0
rx_255_byte_frames: 1
rx_511_byte_frames: 1
rx_1023_byte_frames: 0
rx_max_size_frames: 0
rx_oversize_frames: 0
rx_bad_fcs_frames: 0
rx_broadcast_frames: 4
rx_multicast_frames: 0
rx_control_frames: 0
rx_pause_frames: 0
rx_unsup_control_frames: 0
rx_align_error_frames: 0
rx_overrun_frames: 0
rx_jabber_frames: 0
rx_bytes: 975
rx_frames: 8
tx_bytes_ok: 2960
tx_frames_ok: 11
tx_64_byte_frames: 3
tx_127_byte_frames: 0
tx_255_byte_frames: 0
tx_511_byte_frames: 8
tx_1023_byte_frames: 0
tx_max_size_frames: 0
tx_oversize_frames: 0
tx_broadcast_frames: 8
tx_multicast_frames: 0
tx_control_frames: 0
tx_pause_frames: 0
tx_underrun_frames: 0
tx_single_collision_frames: 0
tx_multi_collision_frames: 0
tx_deferred_collision_frames: 0
tx_late_collision_frames: 0
tx_excessive_collision_frames: 0
tx_bytes: 2960
tx_frames: 11
tx_collisions: 0
EXPERIMENT #2
Now running the same test with fixed-phy (instead of generic phy driver)
# ls -l "/sys/bus/mdio_bus/devices/26000.nb8800-mii:04/"
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 1 00:01 of_node -> ../../../../../../../firmware/devicetree/base/soc/ethernet@26000/fixed-link/
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:01 phy_has_fixups
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:01 phy_id
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:01 phy_interface
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 1 00:01 subsystem -> ../../../../../../../bus/mdio_bus/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:00 uevent
[ 1.194170] libphy: Fixed MDIO Bus: probed
[ 1.208618] libphy: nb8800-mii: probed
[ 1.212422] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: /soc/ethernet@26000/fixed-link has invalid PHY address
[ 1.221025] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 0
[ 1.227788] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 1
[ 1.234551] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 2
[ 1.241310] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 3
[ 1.248071] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 4
[ 1.261077] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 5
[ 1.267857] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 6
[ 1.274623] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 7
[ 1.281386] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 8
[ 1.288144] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 9
[ 1.294906] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 10
[ 1.301750] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 11
[ 1.308599] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 12
[ 1.315444] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 13
[ 1.322291] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 14
[ 1.329142] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 15
[ 1.335992] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 16
[ 1.342839] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 17
[ 1.349752] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 18
[ 1.356652] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 19
[ 1.363503] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 20
[ 1.370352] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 21
[ 1.377200] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 22
[ 1.384048] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 23
[ 1.390895] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 24
[ 1.397742] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 25
[ 1.404590] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 26
[ 1.411437] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 27
[ 1.418284] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 28
[ 1.425132] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 29
[ 1.431979] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 30
[ 1.438826] mdio_bus 26000.nb8800-mii: scan phy fixed-link at address 31
[ 1.450432] nb8800 26000.ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d
# time udhcpc | while read LINE; do date; echo $LINE; done
Mon Nov 14 15:49:05 UTC 2016
udhcpc (v1.22.1) started
Mon Nov 14 15:49:05 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
[ 179.748319] nb8800_link_reconfigure from phy_state_machine
[ 179.753888] nb8800 26000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control off
Mon Nov 14 15:49:08 UTC 2016
Sending discover...
Mon Nov 14 15:49:09 UTC 2016
Sending select for 172.27.64.58...
Mon Nov 14 15:49:10 UTC 2016
Lease of 172.27.64.58 obtained, lease time 604800
Mon Nov 14 15:49:10 UTC 2016
deleting routers
Mon Nov 14 15:49:10 UTC 2016
adding dns 172.27.0.17
real 0m4.359s
user 0m0.043s
sys 0m0.080s
# tcpdump -n -i eth1-boards ether host 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on eth1-boards, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 262144 bytes
15:49:09.054779 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:49:10.056055 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:49:10.071415 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 300
15:49:10.172012 IP 172.27.200.1.67 > 172.27.64.58.68: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 391
15:49:11.054105 ARP, Reply 172.27.64.58 is-at 00:16:e8:4b:b0:7d, length 46
15:49:11.054116 IP 172.27.64.1 > 172.27.64.58: ICMP echo request, id 29883, seq 0, length 28
15:49:11.054304 IP 172.27.64.58 > 172.27.64.1: ICMP echo reply, id 29883, seq 0, length 28
15:49:16.057970 ARP, Request who-has 172.27.64.1 tell 172.27.64.58, length 46
15:49:16.057983 ARP, Reply 172.27.64.1 is-at 00:15:17:24:e0:81, length 28
# ethtool -S eth0
NIC statistics:
rx_bytes_ok: 1196
rx_frames_ok: 7
rx_undersize_frames: 0
rx_fragment_frames: 0
rx_64_byte_frames: 4
rx_127_byte_frames: 1
rx_255_byte_frames: 0
rx_511_byte_frames: 2
rx_1023_byte_frames: 0
rx_max_size_frames: 0
rx_oversize_frames: 0
rx_bad_fcs_frames: 0
rx_broadcast_frames: 3
rx_multicast_frames: 0
rx_control_frames: 0
rx_pause_frames: 0
rx_unsup_control_frames: 0
rx_align_error_frames: 0
rx_overrun_frames: 0
rx_jabber_frames: 0
rx_bytes: 1196
rx_frames: 7
tx_bytes_ok: 886
tx_frames_ok: 5
tx_64_byte_frames: 2
tx_127_byte_frames: 1
tx_255_byte_frames: 0
tx_511_byte_frames: 2
tx_1023_byte_frames: 0
tx_max_size_frames: 0
tx_oversize_frames: 0
tx_broadcast_frames: 2
tx_multicast_frames: 0
tx_control_frames: 0
tx_pause_frames: 0
tx_underrun_frames: 0
tx_single_collision_frames: 0
tx_multi_collision_frames: 0
tx_deferred_collision_frames: 0
tx_late_collision_frames: 0
tx_excessive_collision_frames: 0
tx_bytes: 886
tx_frames: 5
tx_collisions: 0
Hmmm...
[ 126.682096] nb8800 26000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx
vs
[ 179.753888] nb8800 26000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control off
I'm not sure whether "flow control" is relevant...
Regards.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-11-14 14:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-11-13 0:01 Debugging Ethernet issues Mason
2016-11-13 3:09 ` Andrew Lunn
2016-11-13 19:51 ` Mason
2016-11-13 19:55 ` Florian Fainelli
2016-11-14 13:03 ` Sebastian Frias
2016-11-14 13:28 ` Mason
2016-11-14 13:34 ` Andrew Lunn
2016-11-14 14:58 ` Mason [this message]
2016-11-14 15:33 ` Mason
2016-11-14 17:32 ` Florian Fainelli
2016-11-14 17:59 ` Sebastian Frias
2016-11-14 18:20 ` Florian Fainelli
2016-11-14 18:42 ` Florian Fainelli
2016-11-14 19:00 ` Måns Rullgård
2016-11-14 19:19 ` Florian Fainelli
2016-11-17 22:17 ` Måns Rullgård
2016-11-14 20:27 ` Mason
2016-11-14 21:00 ` Florian Fainelli
2016-11-14 22:48 ` Mason
2016-11-16 11:10 ` Sebastian Frias
2016-11-14 12:13 ` Mason
2016-11-14 12:45 ` Mason
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