Re: [net] amd-xgbe: synchronize KR training with device operations

From: Paolo Abeni

Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 08:14:13 EST


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amd-xgbe: synchronize KR training with device operations

This commit adds synchronization to prevent device operations from
interrupting active KR training by introducing a mailbox mutex and waiting
for KR training completion before proceeding with stop/rate change
operations.

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
> index 23beea48ae26..3913eb7e1da3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c

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> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c
> index b8cf6ccfe641..142eb952a29c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c

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> @@ -2095,12 +2095,57 @@ static void xgbe_phy_pll_ctrl(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata, bool enable)
> usleep_range(100, 200);
> }
>
> +static bool xgbe_phy_port_is_inphi(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
> +{
> + struct xgbe_phy_data *phy_data = pdata->phy_data;
> +
> + /* Re-driver models 4223 && 4227 are supported Inphi models */
> + return phy_data->redrv &&
> + (phy_data->redrv_model == XGBE_PHY_REDRV_MODEL_4223 ||
> + phy_data->redrv_model == XGBE_PHY_REDRV_MODEL_4227);
> +}
> +
> +void xgbe_check_kr_training_in_progress(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
> +{
> + struct xgbe_phy_data *phy_data = pdata->phy_data;
> + unsigned long kr_timeout;
> + int wait;
> +
> + /* Only wait for KR training in specific conditions:
> + * - Inphi re-driver is present, OR
> + * - Currently in KR mode with autoneg enabled
> + */
> + if (!xgbe_phy_port_is_inphi(pdata) &&
> + !(phy_data->cur_mode == XGBE_MODE_KR &&
> + pdata->phy.autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE))
> + return;
> +
> + wait = XGBE_KR_TRAINING_WAIT_ITER;
> + while (wait--) {
> + /* Check if we've exceeded the AN timeout window */
> + kr_timeout = pdata->kr_start_time +
> + msecs_to_jiffies(XGBE_AN_MS_TIMEOUT +
> + XGBE_KR_TRAINING_WAIT_MS);
> + if (time_after(jiffies, kr_timeout))
> + break;
> +
> + /* Training is complete - no need to wait */
> + if (pdata->an_result == XGBE_AN_COMPLETE)
> + return;
> +
> + usleep_range(10000, 11000);
> + }
> +}
> +
> static void xgbe_phy_perform_ratechange(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata,
> - enum xgbe_mb_cmd cmd, enum xgbe_mb_subcmd sub_cmd)
> + enum xgbe_mb_cmd cmd,
> + enum xgbe_mb_subcmd sub_cmd)
> {
> unsigned int s0 = 0;
> unsigned int wait;
>
> + xgbe_check_kr_training_in_progress(pdata);
> +
> /* Disable PLL re-initialization during FW command processing */
> xgbe_phy_pll_ctrl(pdata, false);
>
> @@ -2115,7 +2160,9 @@ static void xgbe_phy_perform_ratechange(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata,
> XP_SET_BITS(s0, XP_DRIVER_SCRATCH_0, COMMAND, cmd);
> XP_SET_BITS(s0, XP_DRIVER_SCRATCH_0, SUB_COMMAND, sub_cmd);
>
> - /* Issue the command */
> + /* Acquire mailbox lock for firmware command */
> + guard(mutex)(&pdata->mailbox_lock);
> +

Can this cause a recursive deadlock? xgbe_phy_perform_ratechange() acquires
mailbox_lock, but when called with sub_cmd XGBE_MB_SUBCMD_RX_ADAP, it goes
through do_rx_adaptation which calls xgbe_phy_rx_adaptation().

xgbe_phy_rx_adaptation() has two code paths that both lead back to
xgbe_phy_perform_ratechange():

Path 1:
xgbe_phy_rx_adaptation()
-> xgbe_phy_rrc()
-> xgbe_phy_perform_ratechange(pdata, XGBE_MB_CMD_RRC, ...)
-> guard(mutex)(&pdata->mailbox_lock) // deadlock

Path 2:
xgbe_phy_rx_adaptation()
-> xgbe_rx_adaptation()
-> xgbe_set_rx_adap_mode()
-> xgbe_phy_perform_ratechange(...)
-> guard(mutex)(&pdata->mailbox_lock) // deadlock

Since kernel mutexes are not recursive, attempting to lock an already-held
mutex from the same thread causes a permanent deadlock.

> XP_IOWRITE(pdata, XP_DRIVER_SCRATCH_0, s0);
> XP_IOWRITE(pdata, XP_DRIVER_SCRATCH_1, 0);
> XP_IOWRITE_BITS(pdata, XP_DRIVER_INT_REQ, REQUEST, 1);

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