[PATCH] net: dsa: mt7530: disable LEDs before reset

Justin Swartz justin.swartz at risingedge.co.za
Tue Mar 12 08:25:59 PDT 2024


On 2024-03-12 16:06, Arınç ÜNAL wrote:
> On 12.03.2024 15:01, Justin Swartz wrote:
>> Arınç
>> 
>> On 2024-03-12 04:41, Arınç ÜNAL wrote:
>>> Wouldn't it be a better idea to increase the delay between
>>> reset_control_assert() and reset_control_deassert(), and
>>> gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->reset, 0) and
>>> gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->reset, 1) instead of disabling the LED
>>> controller and delaying before reset?
>> 
>> I've done some additional tests to see what the difference would be
>> between increasing the reset hold period vs. disabling the LEDs then
>> sleeping before reset.
>> 
>> 
>> I wanted to know:
>> 
>> When an active link is present on Port 3 at boot, what are the
>> minimum, maximum and average periods between ESW_P3_LED_0
>> going low and the signal inversion that seems to co-incide with
>> reset_control_deassert() for each approach?
>> 
>> 
>> I created two patches:
>> 
>> WITH INCREASED RESET DELAY
>> 
>> As I submitted a patch that added an intended 1000 - 1100 usec delay
>> before reset, I thought it would be fair to increase the reset hold
>> period by the same value.
>> 
>> ---%---
>> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
>> @@ -2243,11 +2243,11 @@ mt7530_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
>>           */
>>          if (priv->mcm) {
>>                  reset_control_assert(priv->rstc);
>> -               usleep_range(1000, 1100);
>> +               usleep_range(2000, 2200);
>>                  reset_control_deassert(priv->rstc);
>>          } else {
>>                  gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->reset, 0);
>> -               usleep_range(1000, 1100);
>> +               usleep_range(2000, 2200);
>>                  gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->reset, 1);
>>          }
>> ---%---
>> 
>> 
>> DISABLE LEDS BEFORE RESET
>> 
>> Reset hold period unchanged from the intended 1000 - 1100 usec.
>> 
>> ---%---
>> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
>> @@ -2238,6 +2238,12 @@ mt7530_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
>>                  }
>>          }
>> 
>> +       /* Disable LEDs before reset to prevent the MT7530 sampling a
>> +        * potentially incorrect HT_XTAL_FSEL value.
>> +        */
>> +       mt7530_write(priv, MT7530_LED_EN, 0);
>> +       usleep_range(1000, 1100);
>> +
>>          /* Reset whole chip through gpio pin or memory-mapped 
>> registers for
>>           * different type of hardware
>>           */
>> ---%---
>> 
>> 
>> I ran 20 tests per patch, applied exclusively. 40 tests in total.
>> 
>>       <-- ESW_P3_LED_0 Low Period before Reset Deassertion -->
>> 
>>    TEST    WITH INCREASED RESET DELAY    DISABLE LEDS BEFORE RESET
>>       #                        (usec)                       (usec)
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>       1                           182                         4790
>>       2                           370                         3470
>>       3                           240                         4635
>>       4                          1475                         4850
>>       5                            70                         4775
>>       6                          2730                         4575
>>       7                          3180                         4565
>>       8                           265                         5650
>>       9                           270                         4690
>>      10                          1525                         4450
>>      11                          3210                         4735
>>      12                           120                         4690
>>      13                           185                         4625
>>      14                           305                         7020
>>      15                          2975                         4720
>>      16                           245                         4675
>>      17                           350                         4740
>>      18                            80                        17920
>>      19                           150                        17665
>>      20                           100                         4620
>> 
>>     Min                            70                         3470
>>     Max                          3210                        17920
>> 
>>    Mean                           270                         4720
-1s/  Mean/Median/

>>     Avg                       923.421                     6161.579
>> 
>> 
>> Every test resulted in a 40MHz HT_XTAL_FSEL, but after seeing 70 usec
>> and 80 usec periods I wondered how many more tests it may take before
>> an 25MHz HT_XTAL_FSEL appears.
>> 
>> I was also surprised by the 17920 usec and 17665 usec periods listed
>> under the DISABLED LEDS BEFORE RESET column. Nothing unusual seemed
>> to be happening, at least as far as the kernel message output was
>> concerned.
>> 
>> What do you make of these results?
> 
> What I see is setting ESW_P3_LED_0 low via reset assertion is much more
> efficient than doing so by setting the LED controller off. So I'd 
> prefer
> increasing the delay between assertion and reassertion. For example, 
> the
> Realtek DSA subdriver has a much more generous delay. 25ms after reset
> assertion [1].
> 
> Looking at your results, 2000 - 2200 usec delay still seems too close, 
> so
> let's agree on an amount that will ensure that boards in any 
> circumstances
> will have these pins back to the bootstrapping configuration before 
> reset
> deassertion. What about 5000 - 5100 usec?

    TEST    ESW_P3_LED_0 LOW PERIOD
       #                     (usec)
----------------------------------
       1                       5410
       2                       5440
       3                       4375
       4                       5490
       5                       5475
       6                       4335
       7                       4370
       8                       5435
       9                       4205
      10                       4335
      11                       3750
      12                       3170
      13                       4395
      14                       4375
      15                       3515
      16                       4335
      17                       4220
      18                       4175
      19                       4175
      20                       4350

     Min                       3170
     Max                       5490

  Median                   4342.500
     Avg                   4466.500

Looks reasonable to me.


> [1]
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git/tree/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl83xx.c#n205
> 
> Arınç



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