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e1000: LED indicates trouble, and [PATCH] enable/disable of force-link-up

Message ID 20081203163636ohashi-h@mail.jp.nec.com
State Rejected, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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ohashi-h@mb.dnes.nec.co.jp Dec. 3, 2008, 7:36 a.m. UTC
From: Hiroki Ohashi  <ohashi-h@mb.dnes.nec.co.jp>

Hi all,

I faced the following situations.
The LED of NIC was indicated, even when the system was not linked
the network (auto-negotiation failed or link partner cannot 
auto-negotiate). 
LED should be indicate only when the network was linked.
And so, it is a problem that LED indicates.

I think the indicating the LED is a problem for maintenance.
I cannot know the condition of the link, because I confirm 
to link up by LED's indication.

We are using 82571EB ethernet controler and serdes interface.

I think this problem is caused by the e1000 device driver
setting LU and SLU bits in the interface and forcing the link
to go up.
I deleted this logic. (the following modification.) 
Then, LED was turned off.

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Kirsher, Jeffrey T Dec. 3, 2008, 8:12 a.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:36 PM,  <ohashi-h@mb.dnes.nec.co.jp> wrote:
> From: Hiroki Ohashi  <ohashi-h@mb.dnes.nec.co.jp>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I faced the following situations.
> The LED of NIC was indicated, even when the system was not linked
> the network (auto-negotiation failed or link partner cannot
> auto-negotiate).
> LED should be indicate only when the network was linked.
> And so, it is a problem that LED indicates.
>
> I think the indicating the LED is a problem for maintenance.
> I cannot know the condition of the link, because I confirm
> to link up by LED's indication.
>
> We are using 82571EB ethernet controler and serdes interface.
>
> I think this problem is caused by the e1000 device driver
> setting LU and SLU bits in the interface and forcing the link
> to go up.
> I deleted this logic. (the following modification.)
> Then, LED was turned off.
>
> ================================
> --- e1000_hw.c.org
> +++ e1000_hw.c
> @@ -3069,6 +3069,7 @@I
>             hw->autoneg_failed = 1;
>             return 0;
>         }
> +#if 0
>         DEBUGOUT("NOT RXing /C/, disable AutoNeg and force link.\n");
>
>         /* Disable auto-negotiation in the TXCW register */
> @@ -3078,6 +3079,7 @@
>         ctrl = E1000_READ_REG(hw, CTRL);
>         ctrl |= (E1000_CTRL_SLU | E1000_CTRL_FD);
>         E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, CTRL, ctrl);
> +#endif
>
>         /* Configure Flow Control after forcing link up. */
>         ret_val = e1000_config_fc_after_link_up(hw);
> ================================
>
>
> I think the e1000 driver should enable/disable force-link-up
> depending on the condition of the link.
> But I don't know a good way to do this.
> If you have any good ideas, please let me know.
>
> As a temporary idea, I thought of a way of adding a module parameter
> to control enable/disable force-link-up.
> The patch is as follows.
>
> This patch adds "disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed"
> as module parameter. When this is 0, force-link-up is disable.
>
> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@ct.jp.nec.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@ct.jp.nec.com>
>
> ================================
> --- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.h.org
> +++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.h
> @@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@ struct e1000_hw {
>        bool                    has_manc2h;
>        bool                    rx_needs_kicking;
>        bool                    has_smbus;
> +       bool                    disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed;
>  };
> --- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c.org
> +++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c
> @@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ E1000_PARAM(SmartPowerDownEnable, "Enabl
>  */
>  E1000_PARAM(KumeranLockLoss, "Enable Kumeran lock loss workaround");
>
> +/* Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed
> + *
> + * Valid Range: 0, 1
> + *
> + * Default Value: 1 (force link up enabled)  */
> +E1000_PARAM(EnableForceLinkOnSERDES, "Enable force link up when AutoNeg failed");
> +
>  struct e1000_option {
>        enum { enable_option, range_option, list_option } type;
>        const char *name;
> @@ -534,6 +541,23 @@ void __devinit e1000_check_options(struc
>                        adapter->hw.kmrn_lock_loss_workaround_disabled = !opt.def;
>                }
>        }
> +       { /* Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed */
> +               struct e1000_option opt = {
> +                       .type = enable_option,
> +                       .name = "Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed",
> +                       .err  = "defaulting to Enabled",
> +                       .def  = OPTION_ENABLED
> +               };
> +
> +               if (num_EnableForceLinkOnSERDES > bd) {
> +                       unsigned int force_link_up = EnableForceLinkOnSERDES [bd];
> +                       e1000_validate_option(&force_link_up, &opt, adapter);
> +                       adapter->hw.disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed = !force_link_up;
> +
> +               } else {
> +                       adapter->hw.disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed = !opt.def;
> +               }
> +       }
>
>        switch (adapter->hw.media_type) {
>        case e1000_media_type_fiber:
> --- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c.org
> +++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
> @@ -3062,6 +3062,12 @@ s32 e1000_check_for_link(struct e1000_hw
>             hw->autoneg_failed = 1;
>             return 0;
>         }
> +
> +        if (hw->disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed) {
> +            DEBUGOUT("Force Link Up Disabled\n");
> +            return -E1000_ERR_PHY;
> +        }
> +
>         DEBUGOUT("NOT RXing /C/, disable AutoNeg and force link.\n");
>
>         /* Disable auto-negotiation in the TXCW register */
> ================================
> --
>

I am a little confused.  You state you are using an NIC (82571EB)
which is currently not supported by e1000, but is supported in the
e1000e driver.  Then you suggest a change to the e1000 driver to
resolve an issue you see with your 82571EB NIC.

So I would suggest you use the e1000e driver first.

Also the Link LED is supposed to indicated that there is a "physical"
link, in which case you can have a physical connection and still fail
auto-neg.  So I do not necessarily agree with your interpretation of
what a link LED is supposed to indicate.

NAK.
ohashi-h@mb.dnes.nec.co.jp Dec. 4, 2008, 9:24 a.m. UTC | #2
Jeff Kirsher wrote (2008/12/03 17:12:00 +0900 ):

>On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:36 PM,  <ohashi-h@mb.dnes.nec.co.jp> wrote:
>> From: Hiroki Ohashi  <ohashi-h@mb.dnes.nec.co.jp>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I faced the following situations.
>> The LED of NIC was indicated, even when the system was not linked
>> the network (auto-negotiation failed or link partner cannot
>> auto-negotiate).
>> LED should be indicate only when the network was linked.
>> And so, it is a problem that LED indicates.
>>
>> I think the indicating the LED is a problem for maintenance.
>> I cannot know the condition of the link, because I confirm
>> to link up by LED's indication.
>>
>> We are using 82571EB ethernet controler and serdes interface.
>>
>> I think this problem is caused by the e1000 device driver
>> setting LU and SLU bits in the interface and forcing the link
>> to go up.
>> I deleted this logic. (the following modification.)
>> Then, LED was turned off.
>>
>> ================================
>> --- e1000_hw.c.org
>> +++ e1000_hw.c
>> @@ -3069,6 +3069,7 @@I
>>             hw->autoneg_failed = 1;
>>             return 0;
>>         }
>> +#if 0
>>         DEBUGOUT("NOT RXing /C/, disable AutoNeg and force link.\n");
>>
>>         /* Disable auto-negotiation in the TXCW register */
>> @@ -3078,6 +3079,7 @@
>>         ctrl = E1000_READ_REG(hw, CTRL);
>>         ctrl |= (E1000_CTRL_SLU | E1000_CTRL_FD);
>>         E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, CTRL, ctrl);
>> +#endif
>>
>>         /* Configure Flow Control after forcing link up. */
>>         ret_val = e1000_config_fc_after_link_up(hw);
>> ================================
>>
>>
>> I think the e1000 driver should enable/disable force-link-up
>> depending on the condition of the link.
>> But I don't know a good way to do this.
>> If you have any good ideas, please let me know.
>>
>> As a temporary idea, I thought of a way of adding a module parameter
>> to control enable/disable force-link-up.
>> The patch is as follows.
>>
>> This patch adds "disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed"
>> as module parameter. When this is 0, force-link-up is disable.
>>
>> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@ct.jp.nec.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@ct.jp.nec.com>
>>
>> ================================
>> --- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.h.org
>> +++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.h
>> @@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@ struct e1000_hw {
>>        bool                    has_manc2h;
>>        bool                    rx_needs_kicking;
>>        bool                    has_smbus;
>> +       bool                    disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed;
>>  };
>> --- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c.org
>> +++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c
>> @@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ E1000_PARAM(SmartPowerDownEnable, "Enabl
>>  */
>>  E1000_PARAM(KumeranLockLoss, "Enable Kumeran lock loss workaround");
>>
>> +/* Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed
>> + *
>> + * Valid Range: 0, 1
>> + *
>> + * Default Value: 1 (force link up enabled)  */
>> +E1000_PARAM(EnableForceLinkOnSERDES, "Enable force link up when AutoNeg failed");
>> +
>>  struct e1000_option {
>>        enum { enable_option, range_option, list_option } type;
>>        const char *name;
>> @@ -534,6 +541,23 @@ void __devinit e1000_check_options(struc
>>                        adapter->hw.kmrn_lock_loss_workaround_disabled = !opt.def;
>>                }
>>        }
>> +       { /* Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed */
>> +               struct e1000_option opt = {
>> +                       .type = enable_option,
>> +                       .name = "Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed",
>> +                       .err  = "defaulting to Enabled",
>> +                       .def  = OPTION_ENABLED
>> +               };
>> +
>> +               if (num_EnableForceLinkOnSERDES > bd) {
>> +                       unsigned int force_link_up = EnableForceLinkOnSERDES [bd];
>> +                       e1000_validate_option(&force_link_up, &opt, adapter);
>> +                       adapter->hw.disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed = !force_link_up;
>> +
>> +               } else {
>> +                       adapter->hw.disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed = !opt.def;
>> +               }
>> +       }
>>
>>        switch (adapter->hw.media_type) {
>>        case e1000_media_type_fiber:
>> --- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c.org
>> +++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
>> @@ -3062,6 +3062,12 @@ s32 e1000_check_for_link(struct e1000_hw
>>             hw->autoneg_failed = 1;
>>             return 0;
>>         }
>> +
>> +        if (hw->disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed) {
>> +            DEBUGOUT("Force Link Up Disabled\n");
>> +            return -E1000_ERR_PHY;
>> +        }
>> +
>>         DEBUGOUT("NOT RXing /C/, disable AutoNeg and force link.\n");
>>
>>         /* Disable auto-negotiation in the TXCW register */
>> ================================
>> --
>>
>
>I am a little confused.  You state you are using an NIC (82571EB)
>which is currently not supported by e1000, but is supported in the
>e1000e driver.  Then you suggest a change to the e1000 driver to
>resolve an issue you see with your 82571EB NIC.
>
>So I would suggest you use the e1000e driver first.

Thank you, I will try again using e1000e driver.

>Also the Link LED is supposed to indicated that there is a "physical"
>link, in which case you can have a physical connection and still fail
>auto-neg.  So I do not necessarily agree with your interpretation of
>what a link LED is supposed to indicate.

My explanation was insufficiently.
My system was NOT connected LAN cable to NIC, but the Link LED
was indicated.
So the problem is the LED is indicated without connecting the cable.

>NAK.
>
>-- 
>Cheers,
>Jeff

Hiroki Ohashi
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Patch

================================
--- e1000_hw.c.org
+++ e1000_hw.c
@@ -3069,6 +3069,7 @@ I
             hw->autoneg_failed = 1;
             return 0;
         }
+#if 0
         DEBUGOUT("NOT RXing /C/, disable AutoNeg and force link.\n");
 
         /* Disable auto-negotiation in the TXCW register */
@@ -3078,6 +3079,7 @@ 
         ctrl = E1000_READ_REG(hw, CTRL);
         ctrl |= (E1000_CTRL_SLU | E1000_CTRL_FD);
         E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, CTRL, ctrl);
+#endif
 
         /* Configure Flow Control after forcing link up. */
         ret_val = e1000_config_fc_after_link_up(hw);
================================


I think the e1000 driver should enable/disable force-link-up
depending on the condition of the link.
But I don't know a good way to do this.
If you have any good ideas, please let me know.

As a temporary idea, I thought of a way of adding a module parameter
to control enable/disable force-link-up.
The patch is as follows.

This patch adds "disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed"
as module parameter. When this is 0, force-link-up is disable.

From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@ct.jp.nec.com>
Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@ct.jp.nec.com>

================================
--- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.h.org
+++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.h
@@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@  struct e1000_hw {
 	bool			has_manc2h;
 	bool			rx_needs_kicking;
 	bool			has_smbus;
+	bool			disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed;
 };
--- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c.org
+++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@  E1000_PARAM(SmartPowerDownEnable, "Enabl
  */
 E1000_PARAM(KumeranLockLoss, "Enable Kumeran lock loss workaround");
 
+/* Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed
+ *
+ * Valid Range: 0, 1
+ *
+ * Default Value: 1 (force link up enabled)  */
+E1000_PARAM(EnableForceLinkOnSERDES, "Enable force link up when AutoNeg failed");
+
 struct e1000_option {
 	enum { enable_option, range_option, list_option } type;
 	const char *name;
@@ -534,6 +541,23 @@  void __devinit e1000_check_options(struc
 			adapter->hw.kmrn_lock_loss_workaround_disabled = !opt.def;
 		}
 	}
+	{ /* Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed */
+		struct e1000_option opt = {
+			.type = enable_option,
+			.name = "Enable Force Link Up When AutoNeg Failed",
+			.err  = "defaulting to Enabled",
+			.def  = OPTION_ENABLED
+		};
+
+		if (num_EnableForceLinkOnSERDES > bd) {
+			unsigned int force_link_up = EnableForceLinkOnSERDES [bd];
+			e1000_validate_option(&force_link_up, &opt, adapter);
+			adapter->hw.disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed = !force_link_up;
+
+		} else {
+			adapter->hw.disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed = !opt.def;
+		}
+	}
 
 	switch (adapter->hw.media_type) {
 	case e1000_media_type_fiber:
--- drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c.org
+++ drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
@@ -3062,6 +3062,12 @@  s32 e1000_check_for_link(struct e1000_hw
             hw->autoneg_failed = 1;
             return 0;
         }
+
+        if (hw->disable_force_link_up_when_autoneg_failed) {
+            DEBUGOUT("Force Link Up Disabled\n");
+            return -E1000_ERR_PHY;
+        }
+
         DEBUGOUT("NOT RXing /C/, disable AutoNeg and force link.\n");
 
         /* Disable auto-negotiation in the TXCW register */