[PATCH net-next 1/7] net: bcmgenet: let the caller decide whether to start the PHY

From: Nicolai Buchwitz

Date: Fri Oct 02 2026 - 11:06:00 EST


bcmgenet_netif_stop() already takes stop_phy, bcmgenet_netif_start() does
not. The MTU change in a later patch leaves the PHY running while the
datapath goes down and comes back, and phy_start() expects a stopped PHY.

Add the same parameter to the start side.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 4c9db2f9fc25..a82579879f4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -3348,7 +3348,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_get_hw_addr(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
put_unaligned_be16(addr_tmp, &addr[4]);
}

-static void bcmgenet_netif_start(struct net_device *dev)
+static void bcmgenet_netif_start(struct net_device *dev, bool start_phy)
{
struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);

@@ -3365,7 +3365,8 @@ static void bcmgenet_netif_start(struct net_device *dev)
/* Monitor link interrupts now */
bcmgenet_link_intr_enable(priv);

- phy_start(dev->phydev);
+ if (start_phy)
+ phy_start(dev->phydev);
}

static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -3428,7 +3429,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)

bcmgenet_phy_pause_set(dev, priv->rx_pause, priv->tx_pause);

- bcmgenet_netif_start(dev);
+ bcmgenet_netif_start(dev, true);

netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);

@@ -4312,7 +4313,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_resume(struct device *d)
if (!device_may_wakeup(d))
phy_resume(dev->phydev);

- bcmgenet_netif_start(dev);
+ bcmgenet_netif_start(dev, true);

netif_device_attach(dev);


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