realtek: mdio: rtl838x: activate combo PHY media detection
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There is a misunderstanding about BIT(7) aka EX_PHY_MAN_24_27 in
SMI_GLB_CTRL register. The SDK sets/clears it at different places and
it is not clear what it is for. Observation shows that it is essential
for a working MAC_LINK_MEDIA_STS register.

A RTL838x device has usally two configurations

- port 24/26 are 2 serdes driven fiber ports
- port 24-27 are 4 PHY driven combo ports

In the combo case the above bit must be set so that a switch between
copper and fiber can be detected. Cleanup the MDIO initialization
and remove the unneeded bit handling in the DSA driver.

Signed-off-by: Markus Stockhausen <markus.stockhausen@gmx.de>
Link: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/21653
Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Markus Stockhausen 2026-01-23 13:36:06 +01:00 committed by Robert Marko
parent 87b72fefcb
commit 17f12695d0
2 changed files with 15 additions and 8 deletions

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@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ static int rtl83xx_mdio_probe(struct rtl838x_switch_priv *priv)
/* Enable PHY control via SoC */
if (priv->family_id == RTL8380_FAMILY_ID) {
/* Enable SerDes NWAY and PHY control via SoC */
sw_w32_mask(BIT(7), BIT(15), RTL838X_SMI_GLB_CTRL);
/* Enable PHY control by telling SoC that "PHY patching is done" */
sw_w32_mask(0, BIT(15), RTL838X_SMI_GLB_CTRL);
} else if (priv->family_id == RTL8390_FAMILY_ID) {
/* Disable PHY polling via SoC */
sw_w32_mask(BIT(7), 0, RTL839X_SMI_GLB_CTRL);

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@ -841,14 +841,21 @@ static void rtmdio_get_phy_info(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, struct rtmdio_phy
static int rtmdio_838x_reset(struct mii_bus *bus)
{
pr_debug("%s called\n", __func__);
/* Disable MAC polling the PHY so that we can start configuration */
sw_w32(0x00000000, RTMDIO_838X_SMI_POLL_CTRL);
struct rtmdio_bus_priv *priv = bus->priv;
int combo_phy;
/* Enable PHY control via SoC */
sw_w32_mask(0, 1 << 15, RTMDIO_838X_SMI_GLB_CTRL);
/* Disable MAC polling for PHY config. It will be activated later in the DSA driver */
sw_w32(0, RTMDIO_838X_SMI_POLL_CTRL);
/*
* Control bits EX_PHY_MAN_xxx have an important effect on the detection of the media
* status (fibre/copper) of a PHY. Once activated, register MAC_LINK_MEDIA_STS can
* give the real media status (0=copper, 1=fibre). For now assume that if port 24 is
* PHY driven, it must be a combo PHY and media detection is needed.
*/
combo_phy = priv->smi_bus[24] < 0 ? 0 : BIT(7);
sw_w32_mask(BIT(7), combo_phy, RTMDIO_838X_SMI_GLB_CTRL);
/* Probably should reset all PHYs here... */
return 0;
}