From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
To: Linkui Xiao <xiaolinkui@126.com>
Cc: maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, mcoquelin.stm32@gmail.com,
alexandre.torgue@foss.st.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linkui Xiao <xiaolinkui@kylinos.cn>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] net: stmmac: request the MDIO reset GPIO only once
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:07:00 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aq-UJEFIq2aHfEee@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260920054703.1897755-1-xiaolinkui@126.com>
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> From: Linkui Xiao <xiaolinkui@kylinos.cn>
>
> stmmac_mdio_reset() calls devm_gpiod_get_optional() every time it runs.
> A GPIO line can only be requested once, so from the second call on
> gpiod_request_commit() returns -EBUSY. devm_gpiod_get_optional() only
> turns -ENOENT into NULL, hence the error is passed straight back and
> stmmac_mdio_reset() bails out before pulsing "snps,reset" and before
> running the STE101P MDC workaround.
>
> The first call, made by of_mdiobus_register(), succeeds, so the failure
> is only visible later on: every resume that does not use WoL goes
> through stmmac_resume() -> stmmac_mdio_reset(), and that caller ignores
> the return value, so the PHY silently stays un-reset.
>
> The descriptor used to be requested exactly once: stmmac_mdio_reset()
> resolved "snps,reset-gpio" itself and cached the GPIO number in
> stmmac_mdio_bus_data::reset_gpio, and commit ae26c1c6cb9b ("stmmac: fix
> PHY reset during resume") relies on that cache to reuse the line on
> every call. commit 7c86f20d15b7 ("net: stmmac: use GPIO descriptors in
> stmmac_mdio_reset") replaced it with a devm_gpiod_get_optional() that
> caches nothing, so the request is repeated on every call and fails from
> the second one on.
>
> Request the GPIO in stmmac_mdio_register(), at probe time, and keep the
> descriptor in struct stmmac_priv. This is where devm-gpiod is meant to be
> used: the line is acquired with the device and released with it, and any
> failure to acquire it is reported during probe instead of being ignored
> by stmmac_resume(). stmmac_mdio_reset() then only pulses the cached line.
>
> The request is still gated on mdio_bus_data->needs_reset, which is the
> condition that installs the reset callback, and on the device using DT,
> as the reset itself is.
>
> Fixes: 7c86f20d15b7 ("net: stmmac: use GPIO descriptors in stmmac_mdio_reset")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Linkui Xiao <xiaolinkui@kylinos.cn>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Do not request the GPIO from stmmac_mdio_reset(); request it once in
> stmmac_mdio_register() at probe time instead. (Maxime Chevallier)
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h | 2 ++
> .../net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c | 19 ++++++++++---------
> 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
> index 7582fca63741..986fb43db45f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
> #include <net/xdp.h>
> #include <uapi/linux/bpf.h>
>
> +struct gpio_desc;
> struct stmmac_pcs;
>
> struct stmmac_resources {
> @@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ struct stmmac_priv {
>
> unsigned int pause_time;
> struct mii_bus *mii;
> + struct gpio_desc *mdio_reset_gpio;
>
> struct stmmac_pcs *integrated_pcs;
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
> index afe98ff5bdcb..346f93f86abe 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
> @@ -386,15 +386,8 @@ int stmmac_mdio_reset(struct mii_bus *bus)
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_OF
> if (priv->device->of_node) {
> - struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
> u32 delays[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
>
> - reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(priv->device,
> - "snps,reset",
> - GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
> - if (IS_ERR(reset_gpio))
> - return PTR_ERR(reset_gpio);
> -
> device_property_read_u32_array(priv->device,
> "snps,reset-delays-us",
> delays, ARRAY_SIZE(delays));
nit: what about moving even these properties to stmmac_mdio_register()? It
seems a bit odd to have half of the parsing in stmmac_mdio_register() and
half in stmmac_mdio_reset(). What do you think?
Regards,
Lorenzo
> @@ -402,11 +395,11 @@ int stmmac_mdio_reset(struct mii_bus *bus)
> if (delays[0])
> msleep(DIV_ROUND_UP(delays[0], 1000));
>
> - gpiod_set_value_cansleep(reset_gpio, 1);
> + gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->mdio_reset_gpio, 1);
> if (delays[1])
> msleep(DIV_ROUND_UP(delays[1], 1000));
>
> - gpiod_set_value_cansleep(reset_gpio, 0);
> + gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->mdio_reset_gpio, 0);
> if (delays[2])
> msleep(DIV_ROUND_UP(delays[2], 1000));
> }
> @@ -608,6 +601,14 @@ int stmmac_mdio_register(struct net_device *ndev)
> if (!mdio_bus_data)
> return 0;
>
> + if (mdio_bus_data->needs_reset && dev_of_node(priv->device)) {
> + priv->mdio_reset_gpio =
> + devm_gpiod_get_optional(priv->device, "snps,reset",
> + GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
> + if (IS_ERR(priv->mdio_reset_gpio))
> + return PTR_ERR(priv->mdio_reset_gpio);
> + }
> +
> stmmac_mdio_bus_config(priv);
>
> new_bus = mdiobus_alloc();
> --
> 2.25.1
>
>
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