[PATCH 0/2] net: qcom/emac: ensure that pause frames are enabled

[PATCH 0/2] net: qcom/emac: ensure that pause frames are enabled

[Timur Tabi]

The qcom emac driver experiences significant packet loss (through frame
check sequence errors) if flow control is not enabled and the phy is
not configured to allow pause frames to pass through it.  Therefore, we
need to enable flow control and force the phy to pass pause frames.

Timur Tabi (2):
  net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames
  [v2] net: qcom/emac: enable flow control if requested

 drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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[PATCH 1/2] net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames

[Timur Tabi]

Pause frames are used to enable flow control.  A MAC can send and
receive pause frames in order to throttle traffic.  However, the PHY
must be configured to allow those frames to pass through.

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
index 6fb3bee..70a55dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,12 @@ int emac_mac_up(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 	writel((u32)~DIS_INT, adpt->base + EMAC_INT_STATUS);
 	writel(adpt->irq.mask, adpt->base + EMAC_INT_MASK);
 
+	/* Enable pause frames.  Without this feature, the EMAC has been shown
+	 * to receive (and drop) frames with FCS errors at gigabit connections.
+	 */
+	adpt->phydev->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+	adpt->phydev->advertising |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+
 	adpt->phydev->irq = PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
 	phy_start(adpt->phydev);
 
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[PATCH 2/2] [v2] net: qcom/emac: enable flow control if requested

[Timur Tabi]

If the PHY has been configured to allow pause frames, then the MAC
should be configured to generate and/or accept those frames.

Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>
---

v2: fix calculation when TXFC should be set

 drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
index 70a55dc..0b4deb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
@@ -575,10 +575,11 @@ void emac_mac_start(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 
 	mac |= TXEN | RXEN;     /* enable RX/TX */
 
-	/* We don't have ethtool support yet, so force flow-control mode
-	 * to 'full' always.
-	 */
-	mac |= TXFC | RXFC;
+	/* Configure MAC flow control to match the PHY's settings. */
+	if (phydev->pause)
+		mac |= RXFC;
+	if (phydev->pause != phydev->asym_pause)
+		mac |= TXFC;
 
 	/* setup link speed */
 	mac &= ~SPEED_MASK;
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Re: [PATCH 0/2] net: qcom/emac: ensure that pause frames are enabled

[David Miller]

From: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>
Date: Mon,  7 Nov 2016 10:51:39 -0600

> The qcom emac driver experiences significant packet loss (through frame
> check sequence errors) if flow control is not enabled and the phy is
> not configured to allow pause frames to pass through it.  Therefore, we
> need to enable flow control and force the phy to pass pause frames.

Series applied, thanks.

Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames

[Timur Tabi]

Timur Tabi wrote:
> Pause frames are used to enable flow control.  A MAC can send and
> receive pause frames in order to throttle traffic.  However, the PHY
> must be configured to allow those frames to pass through.
>
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>

Ugh, I forgot to include an introductory post.  Coming right up.


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Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames

[Florian Fainelli]

On 11/01/2016 11:30 AM, Timur Tabi wrote:
> Pause frames are used to enable flow control.  A MAC can send and
> receive pause frames in order to throttle traffic.  However, the PHY
> must be configured to allow those frames to pass through.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
-- 
Florian

[PATCH 1/2] net: qcom/emac: configure the external phy to allow pause frames

[Timur Tabi]

Pause frames are used to enable flow control.  A MAC can send and
receive pause frames in order to throttle traffic.  However, the PHY
must be configured to allow those frames to pass through.

Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
index 6fb3bee..70a55dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,12 @@ int emac_mac_up(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 	writel((u32)~DIS_INT, adpt->base + EMAC_INT_STATUS);
 	writel(adpt->irq.mask, adpt->base + EMAC_INT_MASK);
 
+	/* Enable pause frames.  Without this feature, the EMAC has been shown
+	 * to receive (and drop) frames with FCS errors at gigabit connections.
+	 */
+	adpt->phydev->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+	adpt->phydev->advertising |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+
 	adpt->phydev->irq = PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
 	phy_start(adpt->phydev);
 
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