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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst index 91446b431b70..328f8d39eeb3 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Overview ======== phylink is a mechanism to support hot-pluggable networking modules -without needing to re-initialise the adapter on hot-plug events. +directly connected to a MAC without needing to re-initialise the +adapter on hot-plug events. phylink supports conventional phylib-based setups, fixed link setups and SFP (Small Formfactor Pluggable) modules at present. @@ -73,10 +74,13 @@ phylib to the sfp/phylink support. Please send patches to improve this documentation. 1. Optionally split the network driver's phylib update function into - three parts dealing with link-down, link-up and reconfiguring the - MAC settings. This can be done as a separate preparation commit. + two parts dealing with link-down and link-up. This can be done as + a separate preparation commit. - An example of this preparation can be found in git commit fc548b991fb0. + An older example of this preparation can be found in git commit + fc548b991fb0, although this was splitting into three parts; the + link-up part now includes configuring the MAC for the link settings. + Please see :c:func:`mac_link_up` for more information on this. 2. Replace:: @@ -134,32 +138,32 @@ this documentation. .. code-block:: c - static int foo_ethtool_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev, - const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd) - { - struct foo_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev); - - return phylink_ethtool_ksettings_set(priv->phylink, cmd); - } - - static int foo_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev, - struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd) - { - struct foo_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev); + static int foo_ethtool_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev, + const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd) + { + struct foo_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev); + + return phylink_ethtool_ksettings_set(priv->phylink, cmd); + } - return phylink_ethtool_ksettings_get(priv->phylink, cmd); - } + static int foo_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev, + struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd) + { + struct foo_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev); + + return phylink_ethtool_ksettings_get(priv->phylink, cmd); + } -7. Replace the call to: +7. Replace the call to:: phy_dev = of_phy_connect(dev, node, link_func, flags, phy_interface); - and associated code with a call to: + and associated code with a call to:: err = phylink_of_phy_connect(priv->phylink, node, flags); For the most part, ``flags`` can be zero; these flags are passed to - the of_phy_attach() inside this function call if a PHY is specified + the phy_attach_direct() inside this function call if a PHY is specified in the DT node ``node``. ``node`` should be the DT node which contains the network phy property, @@ -206,6 +210,14 @@ this documentation. using. This is particularly important for in-band negotiation methods such as 1000base-X and SGMII. + The :c:func:`mac_link_up` method is used to inform the MAC that the + link has come up. The call includes the negotiation mode and interface + for reference only. The finalised link parameters are also supplied + (speed, duplex and flow control/pause enablement settings) which + should be used to configure the MAC when the MAC and PCS are not + tightly integrated, or when the settings are not coming from in-band + negotiation. + The :c:func:`mac_config` method is used to update the MAC with the requested state, and must avoid unnecessarily taking the link down when making changes to the MAC configuration. This means the @@ -250,7 +262,8 @@ this documentation. phylink_mac_change(priv->phylink, link_is_up); where ``link_is_up`` is true if the link is currently up or false - otherwise. + otherwise. If a MAC is unable to provide these interrupts, then + it should set ``priv->phylink_config.pcs_poll = true;`` in step 9. 11. Verify that the driver does not call:: |