Re: [PATCH net-next v4 0/6] net: stmmac: add Allwinner H616 EMAC1 support

[Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>]

Hi James,

On 9/20/26 21:45, James Hilliard wrote:
> The H616 secondary EMAC supports RMII at 10/100 Mbps and uses a separate
> system-control clock register at offset 0x34. Add its binding and a
> sun8i stmmac variant using that register. A distinct compatible without
> an older fallback prevents the driver from using EMAC0's clock register.
> 
> EMAC1 connects internally to the co-packaged AC200 or AC300 EPHY and has
> no external PHY pins. Leave PHY initialization to the PHY driver instead
> of using the H3 internal-PHY controls. The RMII-only variant does not
> expose the RGMII clock-delay properties.
> 
> First fix failed MTU-change reopening and hardware-resume cleanup in the
> stmmac core so the interface is closed without repeating NAPI shutdown
> or resource teardown. Allow phylink to stop a suspended instance without
> restarting its link. Then move the MAC software reset from probe to the
> DMA reset callback, after PHY initialization. This lets the MAC and its
> MDIO bus remain registered when the PHY driver or one of its suppliers
> is not ready yet. Clear DMA and interrupt state even if the reset times
> out. Keep the separate H3 MDIO-mux reset sequence unchanged.
> 
> The AC200/AC300 EPHY driver and package bindings are already in
> net-next. This series separates the H616 EMAC1 MAC driver and binding
> support from the earlier combined series. PWM, MFD and device-tree
> enablement are being handled separately.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes in v4:
> - Add a prerequisite stmmac core fix closing the interface after a failed
>   MTU-change reopen without repeating DMA, IRQ or NAPI teardown.
> - Close the interface after failed hardware resume, and let phylink
>   finish shutdown directly from its suspended state.

[...]
> ---
> James Hilliard (6):
>       net: phylink: allow stopping a suspended instance
>       net: stmmac: close the interface after a failed MTU reopen
>       net: stmmac: close the interface after failed hardware resume

These new patches belong to net, don't mix the fixes and the glue code :)

The glue can land without these, no ?

Maxime