Re: [PATCH net v2 2/2] net: dsa: b53: restore the NSP IMP port 2 Gbps mode
From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Mon Oct 26 2026 - 15:13:15 EST
On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 11:34:36AM -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> On 10/26/26 11:31, Jonas Gorski wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 11:11 PM Florian Fainelli
> > <florian.fainelli@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > The Northstar Plus IMP port uses the switch's proprietary 2 Gbps mode for
> > > its internal link to the AMAC. Its fixed-link description reports 1 Gbps,
> > > so applying that speed clears PORT_OVERRIDE_SPEED_2000M and leaves the two
> > > ends of the internal link configured at different speeds.
> >
> > Sounds like the devicetrees are wrong. Shouldn't that fixed-link
> > description be updated to be 2 Gbps then? ;p
>
> That's a fair ask, however that would require introducing 2Gbits/sec all
> over the place, and it's not like we really have a good way to report that
> even through emulated PHY registers. This would not be a bug fix however,
> which this patch set is targeting.
Hi Florian
As far as i know phylink fixed-link does not care what the speed is,
and it does not try to emulate it in the PHY. So it probably just
works. Assuming the DSA driver is using phylink.
Andrew