From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from www.nmnhosting.com (watt.d-silva.org [119.15.109.137]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0B5023BB9F3; Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:50:02 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=119.15.109.137 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789541405; cv=none; b=rnUl+6nuy/vvWXhPBGJ24jYoLa1HwwJbONRsQz4XK5Vo7c+ggKOMdehhyKvKsXnt8BsD+QWgeMO4netmSv4V8MdGRflh6B/eylatmg0WXi0rUUdam194iH/MsV1J7OX0bi9T0sd9L+0PdDEWxEJlJ7/8FSIQIsQU/k/7sFKc1sg= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789541405; c=relaxed/simple; bh=CWOWx+Q0/JOAj97c6Zqvh1QuFv7TPQbU11Pk7GqjSRw=; h=Message-ID:Subject:From:To:Cc:Date:In-Reply-To:References: Content-Type:MIME-Version; b=j405xY8wTlXUkUVtJNwHPnFzXBtc6fwKoWGIbQ+oLAA8gOY3+sWOlt+bZ9toJwsstNd1Ti3WGNTB3pz1HlS+Nc8pKJXjQulNO4hGdTv+3DcPdsyLtbM7nwCgJEdljltx9ntWjR4+M8A0QBFiX9SNrRZXRPLDhJApUzPPwcKxuBk= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=d-silva.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=d-silva.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=d-silva.org header.i=@d-silva.org header.b=qXoC5yfJ; arc=none smtp.client-ip=119.15.109.137 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=d-silva.org Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=d-silva.org Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=d-silva.org header.i=@d-silva.org header.b="qXoC5yfJ" Received: from hawking.lan (ntp.lan [10.0.1.1]) by www.nmnhosting.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 35ED940B5A; Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:49:53 +1000 (AEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=d-silva.org; s=2025a; t=1789541393; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:autocrypt:autocrypt; bh=CWOWx+Q0/JOAj97c6Zqvh1QuFv7TPQbU11Pk7GqjSRw=; b=qXoC5yfJfn/HVnkjTuu9LJLGxxuM0F2Ezu2qaZCpqS9zsSsadSL2eS3Gpuc9T7qCuQXOWF WSOGrFEKPb9tZVaevI6HZ+gA9ZbleYHguUSmho47dCBD6wUN4TvHyNP6tLgDVKQeoI1Gol MjpkMxsQdTcbgEliDlptuvkDdfQp4QHX9DX8WjS0BJ1qp290IEZaxYChi4AGGhv3yi3HJd 6PDIGMjVIASZWEot4OXQUhZfBU+C6R+jFsmlYex8FUwUqZ97G2sKBSs5IfrNi7n77swy97 jWDeJeNIRK9HG0UGT6JjAoiKyObs/UluVoUOjU9IUImywGorRAQ0yqXSkhrK4A== X-GPT-Reason: legitimate; the email is a technical discussion regarding Linux kernel patches (net-next) which aligns perfectly with a personal/professional mailbox (alastair@d-silva.org); the sender identity matches the recipient's domain, and the content involves specific technical details (H616/H618 EMAC1, dwmac_probe) rather than marketing or phishing; all provided URLs (kernel.org, linux-sunxi.org) are highly reputable and relevant to the Linux kernel development community. Message-ID: <2ac659ffa08eeddc6654827f5a8fbd7fe374a128.camel@d-silva.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: Add Allwinner H616/H618 EMAC1 and AC300 EPHY support From: Alastair D'Silva To: James Hilliard , wens@kernel.org Cc: Andrew Lunn , Heiner Kallweit , Russell King , Alexandre Torgue , Maxime Chevallier , "David S . Miller" , Eric Dumazet , Jakub Kicinski , Paolo Abeni , Rob Herring , Krzysztof Kozlowski , Conor Dooley , netdev@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-sunxi@lists.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, Jernej Skrabec , Samuel Holland Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:49:53 +1000 In-Reply-To: References: <20260916044119.475666-1-alastair@d-silva.org> Autocrypt: addr=alastair@d-silva.org; prefer-encrypt=mutual; keydata=mQINBGactvoBEADBFM2HqfQUUM4j40ZQPyYzmnM8S6zrycO0ipDDPMs7nZMzyzGzOdqfS VB/tuYvZOOKVWzJuWJ5aT/YyHx54r3L+D5hTkEG0sXPVJky3yTS9sbHEMSLBHb8TVVuhPVPuieV4g Nkqg5POMTidk8xAw50WpV++tUlewXVSciehnuCQPXhXMP7FcCh4uO8LdN7E8m7ir1LafKTFfoWPah KVT8NGG9r+ucrFcN5F+VnHxTDaI68yRPkNdtUWmp22wIX1KwDCtKFrndYO4p5Hv2hlDKomsuIIHHn muQGRwuh0xpf0nVJNF8ETZHMzxQLfo3e/HvxBFOTkwY9w7CuuQFZchbhS0I3PfmGT0+jiNcdfqjDC fPPB5uhy+DkR6wO72vuwFYUrpU2mdliDSdKEtWBHulnXMJjpBOXetfIwhI8G2dTVg59lN5i9DvJZc 7y1Sp+qfZQ4P9qpYZyQEKR4GNDOdnm6F2LW2cZkcyAU/Ii765zdDMTQMIzZNSxT/FcDd0K1voTNRl QHbQw+kmIMhzSv2JefcC9oNbE0XYzcBDNP5T3O/4itOQ90GCKQEPAbIPeBjlQif7kkyvo/H6yv4s9 duuK7zbJD9AID/+KGLkpU3p68VDB/C2ZSb9rQz3p1CJNSfsX/CPk7sPqA7RKZ4a2B0hSJ2pJCncNZ KXtMlkkm/FmewARAQABtCdBbGFzdGFpciBEJ1NpbHZhIDxhbGFzdGFpckBkLXNpbHZhLm9yZz6JAl EEEwEKADsWIQTQGemDFwqYyU/dBWv75AdnjVo60gUCZpy2+gIbAwULCQgHAgIiAgYVCgkICwIEFgI DAQIeBwIXgAAKCRD75AdnjVo60qHZEACJnLfpS71Hk8bX0CLCNJ5wgqdZD3pBHEdbv9Ux9kRlZp4a ZFwlg9ltwBjl2dZP3PLtD9xQdsdYKVippKd5a7ZZC2y81oDaHjeC9LnPYn8+ce3mGE/+gRyoNfToY N06DeUNJKSlZ9t11UIqZCgfp12u16/Yrigy8C4ihEeHXlLhNX6JkeJR5gsHXJnC7vSuMZY+Qz2R72 ZidWg+cd2WDMGop5sbTvc+55q94A7vTMlWzaix5HdbEUA3sd2U0dMBju5QodRGGhDQMcCu64TydRD MtMzzOk9ThJ036ze3HASWGOppyQmaw58k+XNzbHlr9Sc1LsFUNF7zpWXac2rzlywbyRAdFIT/TC76 hy9zOkwIo2nwA/tdIwLx1j0UZPpAMQmcDUvJqZh6sE+fv6HN0yMPr+sSYJmriMt8Z6leCEHQXOHVI SI5z5FvV3coMmHYRq6aXpfs/8SLiYgkV3B0HE/E18Y3j1OkeLYoqIH1VfzQZeCSL/S77NYvk60/MV 1HFSyqLdUR3uWZI4uZzoEcMoB0GX33uCTp2Ntc00+wSntwekCUQLCMLUb7dZrbpVuobHoWWtkiD2I uE5kAiaVwwwzM0BUwiM6VzVoKbeECz93rdsNtwoDqM0NtzoISC46H/BKVQ9mRNXDO4ThEBpJ4H2Tn mPNRYYcR0u2mNy1EJII04w== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Evolution 3.56.2-9 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 On Tue, 2026-09-15 at 23:12 -0600, James Hilliard wrote: > On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 10:56=E2=80=AFPM Chen-Yu Tsai > wrote: > >=20 > > There is already a series from James covering the same thing. > > Please check > > the mailing list and possibly our wiki (linux-sunxi.org) to avoid > > duplicate > > work and subjecting the maintainers to the same discussions again. >=20 > See: > https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/783f6f1fdcd5 > https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/6cc2fbceb49b > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260915-submit-h616-emac1-v1-v2-2- > 322b32e40eb9@gmail.com/ > > >=20 Thanks, I'll withdraw this series. There is one subtle timing issue worth highlighting from our Armbian testing on the Mellow Fly-C5 (H618): In James's dwmac patch, setting soc_has_internal_phy =3D false causes sun8i_dwmac_probe() to fall through to sun8i_dwmac_reset(priv). The Synopsys EMAC DMA soft reset (EMAC_BASIC_CTL1 bit 0) requires a running RMII clock from the PHY to clear. While this reset succeeds when the PHY driver is built-in and probes synchronously, if CONFIG_XPOWERS_ACX00_PHY is built as a module (=3Dm) or if the PHY probe defers (-EPROBE_DEFER on regulator/clock/nvmem), the PHY is unpowered and not clocking when sun8i_dwmac_probe() runs. This causes sun8i_dwmac_reset() to time out after 100ms ("EMAC reset timeout"), failing MAC driver probe. In our testing, deferring the MAC reset until sun8i_dwmac_init() (which runs upon ndo_open after phylink has attached and the PHY is active) avoided this probe failure. Cheers, --=20 Alastair D'Silva