[PATCH net-next 0/3]: net: sb1250-mac: ethtool link updates

[PATCH net-next 0/3]: net: sb1250-mac: ethtool link updates

[Florian Fainelli]

This patch series addresses a few minor issues:

- Running ethtool against an sb1250-mac backed interface would not
  return any link information, although all of it is there
- There was no support for restarting auto-negotiation, also there for
  "free" with PHYLIB
- The kernel driver reports enabling RX Checksum offload but does not
  report it through the NETIF_F_* feature bits

Florian Fainelli (3):
  net: sb1250-mac: Add ethtool link settings support
  net: sb1250-mac: Advertise and honor RX checksum offload
  net: sb1250-mac: Add ethtool autonegotiation restart support

 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH net-next 1/3] net: sb1250-mac: Add ethtool link settings support

[Florian Fainelli]

The driver connects to its PHY through phylib, but does not provide
ethtool operations. As a result, ethtool cannot report or configure the
link settings.

Use the phylib get_link_ksettings and set_link_ksettings helpers, and
provide ethtool_op_get_link for carrier reporting. The helpers return
-ENODEV when the PHY is not attached, as the driver attaches it when
the interface is opened and disconnects it when the interface is closed.

Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
index c839dd9804d3..1843b52e96f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
@@ -2128,6 +2128,12 @@ static void sbmac_setmulti(struct sbmac_softc *sc)
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct ethtool_ops sbmac_ethtool_ops = {
+	.get_link		= ethtool_op_get_link,
+	.get_link_ksettings	= phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
+	.set_link_ksettings	= phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
+};
+
 static const struct net_device_ops sbmac_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open		= sbmac_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= sbmac_close,
@@ -2197,6 +2203,7 @@ static int sbmac_init(struct platform_device *pldev, long long base)
 	spin_lock_init(&(sc->sbm_lock));
 
 	dev->netdev_ops = &sbmac_netdev_ops;
+	dev->ethtool_ops = &sbmac_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
 	dev->min_mtu = 0;
 	dev->max_mtu = ENET_PACKET_SIZE;
-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH net-next 2/3] net: sb1250-mac: Advertise and honor RX checksum offload

[Florian Fainelli]

The driver already trusts hardware RX checksum status on supported
chip revisions, but does not advertise NETIF_F_RXCSUM. Consequently,
ethtool does not report the offload or allow it to be disabled.

Advertise RX checksum offload in hw_features and enable it by default
when the existing hardware revision check reports support. Test the
active feature bit in the receive path before marking a packet as
CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY, so disabling RX checksum offload restores software
verification. Hardware can continue computing checksums while their
results are ignored.

BCM1250 pass 1 does not support the offload and retains the existing
software checksum behavior.

Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
index 1843b52e96f5..546415d3134c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
@@ -1142,8 +1142,8 @@ static int sbdma_rx_process(struct sbmac_softc *sc, struct sbmacdma *d,
 				 * the kernel
 				 */
 				sb->protocol = eth_type_trans(sb,d->sbdma_eth->sbm_dev);
-				/* Check hw IPv4/TCP checksum if supported */
-				if (sc->rx_hw_checksum == ENABLE) {
+				/* Honor the RX checksum offload feature setting. */
+				if (dev->features & NETIF_F_RXCSUM) {
 					if (!((dsc->dscr_a) & M_DMA_ETHRX_BADIP4CS) &&
 					    !((dsc->dscr_a) & M_DMA_ETHRX_BADTCPCS)) {
 						sb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
@@ -2214,6 +2214,10 @@ static int sbmac_init(struct platform_device *pldev, long long base)
 
 	/* This is needed for PASS2 for Rx H/W checksum feature */
 	sbmac_set_iphdr_offset(sc);
+	if (sc->rx_hw_checksum == ENABLE) {
+		dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
+		dev->features |= NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
+	}
 
 	sc->mii_bus = mdiobus_alloc();
 	if (sc->mii_bus == NULL) {
-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH net-next 3/3] net: sb1250-mac: Add ethtool autonegotiation restart support

[Florian Fainelli]

Wire up the nway_reset callback to phy_ethtool_nway_reset() so that
ethtool -r can restart PHY autonegotiation. The phylib helper handles
PHY locking and returns -ENODEV when the interface has no attached PHY.

Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
index 546415d3134c..433aa1e24439 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/sb1250-mac.c
@@ -2129,6 +2129,7 @@ static void sbmac_setmulti(struct sbmac_softc *sc)
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops sbmac_ethtool_ops = {
+	.nway_reset		= phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
 	.get_link		= ethtool_op_get_link,
 	.get_link_ksettings	= phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
 	.set_link_ksettings	= phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
-- 
2.53.0

Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: sb1250-mac: Add ethtool link settings support

[Maciej W. Rozycki]

On Thu, 5 Nov 2026, Florian Fainelli wrote:

> Use the phylib get_link_ksettings and set_link_ksettings helpers, and
> provide ethtool_op_get_link for carrier reporting. The helpers return
> -ENODEV when the PHY is not attached, as the driver attaches it when
> the interface is opened and disconnects it when the interface is closed.

Acked-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@orcam.me.uk>

(I should probably list myself as a maintainer for all the SB1250 platform 
stuff since I've done most of the updates in the last two decades or so.)

  Maciej

Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] net: sb1250-mac: Advertise and honor RX checksum offload

[Maciej W. Rozycki]

On Thu, 5 Nov 2026, Florian Fainelli wrote:

> Advertise RX checksum offload in hw_features and enable it by default
> when the existing hardware revision check reports support. Test the
> active feature bit in the receive path before marking a packet as
> CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY, so disabling RX checksum offload restores software
> verification. Hardware can continue computing checksums while their
> results are ignored.

Acked-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@orcam.me.uk>

  Maciej

Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] net: sb1250-mac: Add ethtool autonegotiation restart support

[Maciej W. Rozycki]

On Thu, 5 Nov 2026, Florian Fainelli wrote:

> Wire up the nway_reset callback to phy_ethtool_nway_reset() so that
> ethtool -r can restart PHY autonegotiation. The phylib helper handles
> PHY locking and returns -ENODEV when the interface has no attached PHY.

Acked-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@orcam.me.uk>

  Maciej

Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3]: net: sb1250-mac: ethtool link updates

[Maciej W. Rozycki]

On Thu, 5 Nov 2026, Florian Fainelli wrote:

> This patch series addresses a few minor issues:

 Thank you for doing this work.

 I ran minimal testing by booting my SWARM system with the changes applied 
which runs NFS-rooted over one of the sb1250-mac interfaces, so the driver 
gets exercised, and I have acked the individual patches separately now.

  Maciej