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SubjectRe: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] e1000e: fix timing for 82579 Gigabit Ethernet controller
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On 2/19/2017 14:55, Neftin, Sasha wrote:
> On 2/16/2017 20:42, Bernd Faust wrote:
>> After an upgrade to Linux kernel v4.x the hardware timestamps of the
>> 82579 Gigabit Ethernet Controller are different than expected.
>> The values that are being read are almost four times as big as before
>> the kernel upgrade.
>>
>> The difference is that after the upgrade the driver sets the clock
>> frequency to 25MHz, where before the upgrade it was set to 96MHz. Intel
>> confirmed that the correct frequency for this network adapter is 96MHz.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bernd Faust <berndfaust@gmail.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c | 6 ++++++
>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
>> index 7017281..8b7113d 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
>> @@ -3511,6 +3511,12 @@ s32 e1000e_get_base_timinca(struct
>> e1000_adapter *adapter, u32 *timinca)
>>
>> switch (hw->mac.type) {
>> case e1000_pch2lan:
>> + /* Stable 96MHz frequency */
>> + incperiod = INCPERIOD_96MHz;
>> + incvalue = INCVALUE_96MHz;
>> + shift = INCVALUE_SHIFT_96MHz;
>> + adapter->cc.shift = shift + INCPERIOD_SHIFT_96MHz;
>> + break;
>> case e1000_pch_lpt:
>> if (er32(TSYNCRXCTL) & E1000_TSYNCRXCTL_SYSCFI) {
>> /* Stable 96MHz frequency */
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>> _______________________________________________
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>
> Hello,
>
> e1000_pch2lan mac type corresponds to 82579LM and 82579V network
> adapters. System clock frequency indication (SYSCFI) for these devices
> supports both 25MHz and 96MHz frequency. By default TSYNCRXCTL.SYSCFI
> is set to 1 and that means 96MHz frequency is picked.
>
> It is better to keep the current implementation as it covers all options.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sasha
>
Hello,

During last couple of weeks I saw few complaints from community on same
timing problem with 82579. I will double check clock definition with HW
architecture.

Sasha

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