From: Chih Kai Hsu <hsu.chih.kai@realtek.com>
To: "netdev-bot+sashiko@kernel.org" <netdev-bot+sashiko@kernel.org>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next v3 3/8] r8152: refactor rtl8156_enable, rtl8156_up, and rtl8156_down
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:24:15 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e8ea8a647cb54d12943ad9606faf7714@realtek.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <178924439038.3125.16601942086126763280@kernel.org>
> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 5 potential
> issue(s) to consider:
>
> Critical: 0 · High: 2 · Medium: 3 · Low: 0
>
> - [High] Version guard collapsed in the wrong direction:
> `ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RCR1, BIT(3))` in…
> - [High] During the split of rtl8156_up()/rtl8156_down(), the two power-
> management writes for RTL8157/RTL8159 (RTL_VER_16,…
> - [Medium] The commit message describes a pure code-motion refactor ("Add
> dedicated rtl8156b_enable (VER_12/13/15), rtl8157_enable, rtl8157_up,…
> - [Medium] rtl8156_down() (RTL_VER_10/11 and RTL_VER_12/13/15) and the
> new rtl8157_down() (RTL_VER_16/17) both add two OOB hand-off register…
> - [Medium] New 'Clear_SDR' hardware programming is introduced with raw
> register addresses and no symbolic defines: `ocp_word_set_bits(tp,…
>
> --
>
> r8152: refactor rtl8156_enable, rtl8156_up, and rtl8156_down
>
> This splits the shared RTL8156 enable/up/down handlers into per-family
> variants: rtl8156b_enable() for RTL_VER_12/13/15 and rtl8157_enable(),
> rtl8157_up(), rtl8157_down() for RTL_VER_16/17. The inline version guards
> inside rtl8156_enable(), rtl8156_up() and rtl8156_down() are dropped and
> rtl_ops_init() is updated to install the new callbacks.
>
> [Severity: Medium]
> The changelog reads as a pure code-motion refactor:
>
> "Add dedicated rtl8156b_enable (VER_12/13/15), rtl8157_enable,
> rtl8157_up, and rtl8157_down (VER_16/17) instead of handling
> per-version differences with inline version guards."
>
> But rtl8156_up() and rtl8156_down() themselves are also modified, and
> several register writes change for every family involved:
>
> - PLA_RCR1 BIT(3) clear becomes unconditional in rtl8156_up(), so it
> is now a new write on RTL8156/RTL8156B.
> - a new "Enable Clear_SDR" write to USB 0xd3ca BIT(15) for
> RTL_VER_13/15 in rtl8156_up().
> - rtl8156_down() replaces the bare PLA_OOB_CTRL |= NOW_IS_OOB with
> PLA_BDC_CR |= ALDPS_PROXY_MODE plus
> PLA_OOB_CTRL |= NOW_IS_OOB | DIS_MCU_CLROOB.
> - rtl8157_up() performs the USB_SPEED_OPTION clear that the baseline
> skipped for RTL_VER_16+, drops the PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN clear, and
> adds
> two new writes (USB 0xd378 BIT(7) set, USB 0xcd06 BIT(15) clear).
> - rtl8157_down() changes PLA_RMS/PLA_MTPS and drops the
> PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN set.
>
> Could the changelog describe these hardware programming changes, or could
> they be split into separate patches so they can be reverted or bisected
> independently of the refactor?
Sure, I will mention these in the next version.
>
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c index
> > f01f442fa71a0..6c189790b0bab 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
>
> [ ... ]
>
> > @@ -6869,8 +6912,7 @@ static void rtl8156_up(struct r8152 *tp)
> >
> > ocp_byte_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL,
> NOW_IS_OOB);
> >
> > - if (tp->version >= RTL_VER_16)
> > - ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RCR1, BIT(3));
> > + ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RCR1, BIT(3));
>
> [Severity: High]
> Was this guard collapsed in the wrong direction? After the split,
> rtl_ops_init() installs rtl8156_up() only for RTL_VER_10/11 and
> RTL_VER_12/13/15, and gives RTL_VER_16/17 the new rtl8157_up():
>
> ops->up = rtl8156_up; /* VER_10/11,
> VER_12/13/15 */
> ...
> ops->up = rtl8157_up; /* VER_16,
> VER_17_QFN68/100 */
>
> So the "tp->version >= RTL_VER_16" condition can no longer be true in
> rtl8156_up(), which suggests the write should have been removed together
> with its guard rather than made unconditional. The new rtl8157_up() already
> contains the identical write:
>
> ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RCR1, BIT(3));
>
> Does this mean RTL8156/RTL8156B now clear bit 3 of PLA_RCR1 (0xc012) on
> every bring-up and resume, a write those parts never received before?
> The driver only names OUTER_VLAN BIT(7) and INNER_VLAN BIT(6) for that
> register, so the effect of BIT(3) on those chips is not obvious from the code.
Yes, RTL8156/RTL8156B needs to clear bit 3 of PLA_RCR1, too.
>
> >
> > ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_SFF_STS_7,
> MCU_BORW_EN);
> >
> > @@ -6892,11 +6934,11 @@ static void rtl8156_up(struct r8152 *tp)
> > ocp_word_w0w1(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RXFIFO_FULL,
> RXFIFO_FULL_MASK,
> > 0x08);
> >
> > - ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3,
> PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN);
> > + ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3,
> > + PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN);
> >
> > - if (tp->version < RTL_VER_16)
> > - ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB,
> USB_SPEED_OPTION,
> > - RG_PWRDN_EN | ALL_SPEED_OFF);
> > + ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, USB_SPEED_OPTION,
> > + RG_PWRDN_EN | ALL_SPEED_OFF);
> >
> > ocp_write_dword(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, USB_RX_BUF_TH,
> 0x00600400);
> >
> > @@ -6906,10 +6948,19 @@ static void rtl8156_up(struct r8152 *tp)
> > }
> >
> > r8153_aldps_en(tp, true);
> > - if (tp->version < RTL_VER_16)
> > - r8153_u2p3en(tp, true);
> > + r8153_u2p3en(tp, true);
> >
> > - if (tp->version < RTL_VER_16 && tp->udev->speed >=
> USB_SPEED_SUPER)
> > + switch (tp->version) {
> > + case RTL_VER_13:
> > + case RTL_VER_15:
> > + /* Enable Clear_SDR */
> > + ocp_word_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, 0xd3ca, BIT(15));
> > + break;
> > + default:
> > + break;
> > + }
>
> [Severity: Medium]
> This "Clear_SDR" programming is new, has no baseline counterpart, and uses a
> raw address with no #define. Two questions about it:
>
> The same USB address is accessed as a byte register elsewhere in this file, in
> r8157_init() and r8159_init():
>
> ocp_byte_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, 0xd3ca, BIT(0));
>
> while the new code does a 16-bit read-modify-write covering 0xd3ca..0xd3cb
> and sets BIT(15). Is the upper byte a plain read/write field? If any of it is
> W1C or status, can this read-modify-write clobber unrelated state?
>
> Also, RTL_VER_12 is RTL8156B silicon as well but is excluded here. Is
> VER_12 genuinely unaffected, or was it missed?
VER_12 doesn't support this bit.
>
> There is no matching clear of this bit in rtl8156_down(). Is the bit expected
> to persist across an ifdown/ifup cycle?
Yes.
>
> > +
> > + if (tp->udev->speed >= USB_SPEED_SUPER)
> > r8153b_u1u2en(tp, true); }
> >
> > @@ -6922,12 +6973,9 @@ static void rtl8156_down(struct r8152 *tp)
> >
> > ocp_word_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3,
> > PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN);
> > -
> > r8153b_u1u2en(tp, false);
> > - if (tp->version < RTL_VER_16) {
> > - r8153_u2p3en(tp, false);
> > - r8153b_power_cut_en(tp, false);
> > - }
> > + r8153_u2p3en(tp, false);
> > + r8153b_power_cut_en(tp, false);
> > r8153_aldps_en(tp, false);
> >
> > ocp_byte_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL,
> NOW_IS_OOB);
> > @@ -6949,7 +6997,102 @@ static void rtl8156_down(struct r8152 *tp)
> > */
> > ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_TEREDO_WAKE_BASE,
> 0x00ff);
> >
> > - ocp_byte_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL,
> NOW_IS_OOB);
> > + ocp_word_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_BDC_CR,
> > + ALDPS_PROXY_MODE);
> > +
> > + ocp_byte_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL,
> > + NOW_IS_OOB | DIS_MCU_CLROOB);
>
> [Severity: Medium]
> These two writes are new for the chips rtl8156_down() still serves
> (RTL_VER_10/11 and RTL_VER_12/13/15 per rtl_ops_init()). The baseline
> ended the OOB entry with only:
>
> ocp_byte_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL,
> NOW_IS_OOB);
>
> ALDPS_PROXY_MODE in PLA_BDC_CR and DIS_MCU_CLROOB in
> PLA_OOB_CTRL change who owns OOB state and how the MCU proxies during
> ALDPS, so does this alter WoL and ARP-proxy behaviour on RTL8156/RTL8156B
> after an ifdown or suspend? The same two writes are added to
> rtl8157_down() below.
>
> It looks like this brings 8156 in line with r8152b_enter_oob() and
> r8153_enter_oob(), which do program both bits. If that is the intent, could it
> be stated in the changelog or split out so a WoL regression report can be
> traced back to it?
It's intentional. I will mention this.
>
> > +
> > + ocp_word_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_SFF_STS_7,
> MCU_BORW_EN);
> > +
> > + rtl_rx_vlan_en(tp, true);
> > + rxdy_gated_en(tp, false);
> > +
> > + ocp_dword_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RCR,
> > + RCR_APM | RCR_AM | RCR_AB);
> > +
> > + r8153_aldps_en(tp, true);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void rtl8157_up(struct r8152 *tp) {
>
> [ ... ]
>
> > + /* share FIFO settings */
> > + ocp_word_w0w1(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RXFIFO_FULL,
> RXFIFO_FULL_MASK,
> > + 0x08);
> > +
> > + ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, USB_SPEED_OPTION,
> > + RG_PWRDN_EN | ALL_SPEED_OFF);
>
> [Severity: High]
> Are the two power-management writes for RTL8157/RTL8159 swapped here?
>
> The baseline guarded this USB_SPEED_OPTION clear specifically to exclude
> these versions:
>
> if (tp->version < RTL_VER_16)
> ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB,
> USB_SPEED_OPTION,
> RG_PWRDN_EN | ALL_SPEED_OFF);
>
> and rtl8157_up() is installed only for RTL_VER_16 and
> RTL_VER_17_QFN68/QFN100, so this now runs on exactly the parts the guard
> excluded. Does clearing RG_PWRDN_EN | ALL_SPEED_OFF change PHY
> power management on 8157/8159?
>
> In the other direction, the PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN clear that rtl8156_up() does
> just before this point is missing from rtl8157_up(), and the paired set is missing
> from rtl8157_down(). The baseline did both unconditionally for
> RTL_VER_16/17, and grepping the file after this patch the remaining
> PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN sites are rtl8153b_up/down, rtl8153c_up,
> rtl8156_up/down, r8153b_init, r8156_init and r8156b_init - none of which are
> reachable for VER_16/17, and r8157_init()/r8159_init() only clear it "if
> (tp->version < RTL_VER_16)".
>
> Does that leave PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3 PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN at whatever
> value the ROM, OOB firmware or a previous driver instance left while the
> interface is up on those chips?
RTL8157 and RTL8159 do not support this bit, so remove it.
>
> > +
> > + ocp_write_dword(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, USB_RX_BUF_TH,
> 0x00600400);
> > +
> > + if (tp->saved_wolopts != __rtl_get_wol(tp)) {
> > + netif_warn(tp, ifup, tp->netdev, "wol setting is changed\n");
> > + __rtl_set_wol(tp, tp->saved_wolopts);
> > + }
> > +
> > + r8153_aldps_en(tp, true);
> > +
> > + /* Clear_SDR */
> > + ocp_byte_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, 0xd378, BIT(7));
> > + ocp_word_clr_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, 0xcd06, BIT(15));
>
> [Severity: Medium]
> These two writes have no baseline counterpart, no symbolic defines, and no
> matching undo in rtl8157_down(). Could they get names, and is the
> comment "Clear_SDR" enough to explain what the two different addresses do?
>
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void rtl8157_down(struct r8152 *tp) {
>
> [ ... ]
>
> > + ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RMS, 1526);
> > + ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MTPS, 10 * 1024 / 64);
>
> [Severity: Medium]
> The baseline down path applied 1522 and MTPS_DEFAULT for RTL_VER_16/17.
> Is the change to 1526 and 10 * 1024 / 64 intentional, and could it be
> mentioned in the changelog?
Yes, it's intentional. Will do.
>
> > +
> > + /* Clear teredo wake event. bit[15:8] is the teredo wakeup
> > + * type. Set it to zero. bits[7:0] are the W1C bits about
> > + * the events. Set them to all 1 to clear them.
> > + */
> > + ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_TEREDO_WAKE_BASE,
> 0x00ff);
> > +
> > + ocp_word_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_BDC_CR,
> > + ALDPS_PROXY_MODE);
> > +
> > + ocp_byte_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL,
> > + NOW_IS_OOB | DIS_MCU_CLROOB);
> >
> > ocp_word_set_bits(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_SFF_STS_7,
> MCU_BORW_EN);
> >
> > @@ -10071,7 +10214,7 @@ static int rtl_ops_init(struct r8152 *tp)
> > tp->eee_adv = MDIO_EEE_1000T |
> MDIO_EEE_100TX;
> > tp->eee_adv2 = MDIO_EEE_2_5GT;
> > ops->init = r8156b_init;
> > - ops->enable = rtl8156_enable;
> > + ops->enable = rtl8156b_enable;
> > ops->disable = rtl8153_disable;
> > ops->up = rtl8156_up;
> > ops->down = rtl8156_down;
> > @@ -10110,10 +10253,10 @@ static int rtl_ops_init(struct r8152 *tp)
> > tp->eee_adv = MDIO_EEE_1000T |
> MDIO_EEE_100TX;
> > tp->eee_adv2 = MDIO_EEE_2_5GT |
> MDIO_EEE_5GT;
> > ops->init = r8157_init;
> > - ops->enable = rtl8156_enable;
> > + ops->enable = rtl8157_enable;
> > ops->disable = rtl8153_disable;
> > - ops->up = rtl8156_up;
> > - ops->down = rtl8156_down;
> > + ops->up = rtl8157_up;
> > + ops->down = rtl8157_down;
>
> [ ... ]
>
> For reference, none of the above is changed later in the series; the same code
> is still present in rtl8156_up(), rtl8156_down(),
> rtl8157_up() and rtl8157_down() at the end of the series.
>
> --
> Sashiko AI review ·
> https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20260908075634.23740-1
> -nic_swsd%40realtek.com
Best,
Chih-Kai
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-15 11:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-08 7:56 [PATCH net-next v3 0/8] r8152: refactor and extend RTL8157/8159 support Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-08 7:56 ` [PATCH net-next v3 1/8] r8152: refactor r8156_init Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-12 20:19 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 9:48 ` Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-08 7:56 ` [PATCH net-next v3 2/8] r8152: support RTL8159 for different packages Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-12 20:19 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 11:03 ` Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-08 7:56 ` [PATCH net-next v3 3/8] r8152: refactor rtl8156_enable, rtl8156_up, and rtl8156_down Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-12 20:19 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 11:24 ` Chih Kai Hsu [this message]
2026-09-08 7:56 ` [PATCH net-next v3 4/8] r8152: refactor r8157_hw_phy_cfg Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-12 20:19 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 11:30 ` Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-08 7:56 ` [PATCH net-next v3 5/8] r8152: support rtl8157_unload and rtl8157_change_mtu Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-12 20:19 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 11:37 ` Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-08 7:56 ` [PATCH net-next v3 6/8] r8152: add TGPHY access support Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-12 20:19 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 11:52 ` Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-08 7:56 ` [PATCH net-next v3 7/8] r8152: support rtl_fc_pause_pkt_en() Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-12 20:19 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 11:44 ` Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-08 7:56 ` [PATCH net-next v3 8/8] r8152: support UPS for RTL8157 and RTL8159 Chih Kai Hsu
2026-09-12 20:19 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 11:45 ` Chih Kai Hsu
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