net: fec: Fix temporary RMII clock reset on link up
fec_restart() does a hard reset of the MAC module when the link status changes to up. This temporarily resets the R_CNTRL register which controls the MII mode of the ENET_OUT clock. In the case of RMII, the clock frequency momentarily drops from 50MHz to 25MHz until the register is reconfigured. Some link partners do not tolerate this glitch and invalidate the link causing failure to establish a stable link when using PHY polling mode. Since as per IEEE802.3 the criteria for link validity are PHY-specific, what the partner should tolerate cannot be assumed, so avoid resetting the MII clock by using software reset instead of hardware reset when the link is up. This is generally relevant only if the SoC provides the clock to an external PHY and the PHY is configured for RMII. Signed-off-by: Laurent Badel <laurentbadel@eaton.com> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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