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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next 3/6] net: stmmac: start phylink before setting up hardware
On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 11:39:23AM +0100, Clément Léger wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> index f2247b8cf0a3..88c941003855 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> @@ -3818,6 +3818,12 @@ static int __stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev,
> }
> }
>
> + /* We need to setup the phy & PCS before accessing the stmmac registers
> + * because in some cases (RZ/N1), if the stmmac IP is not clocked by the
> + * PCS, hardware init will fail because it lacks a RGMII RX clock.
> + */
> + phylink_start(priv->phylink);

So what happens if you end up with the mac_link_up method being called
at this point in the driver, before the hardware has been setup ?

If you use a fixed-link, that's a real possibility.

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