[net-next PATCH v4 05/11] net: pcs: implement Firmware node support for PCS driver

Sean Anderson sean.anderson at seco.com
Tue May 13 11:40:57 PDT 2025


On 5/11/25 16:12, Christian Marangi wrote:
> Implement the foundation of Firmware node support for PCS driver.
> 
> To support this, implement a simple Provider API where a PCS driver can
> expose multiple PCS with an xlate .get function.
> 
> PCS driver will have to call fwnode_pcs_add_provider() and pass the
> firmware node pointer and a xlate function to return the correct PCS for
> the passed #pcs-cells.
> 
> This will register the PCS in a global list of providers so that
> consumer can access it.
> 
> The consumer will then use fwnode_pcs_get() to get the actual PCS by
> passing the firmware node pointer and the index for #pcs-cells.
> 
> For a simple implementation where #pcs-cells is 0 and the PCS driver
> expose a single PCS, the xlate function fwnode_pcs_simple_get() is
> provided.
> 
> For an advanced implementation a custom xlate function is required.

There is no use case for this. All PCSs have a fwnode per PCS. Removing
support for pcs cells will simplify the lookup code as well as the
registration code and API.

> One removal the PCS driver should first delete itself from the provider
> list using fwnode_pcs_del_provider() and then call phylink_release_pcs()
> on every PCS the driver provides.

And things like this can be done automatically.

> A generic function fwnode_phylink_pcs_parse() is provided for MAC driver
> that will declare PCS in DT (or ACPI).
> This function will parse "pcs-handle" property and fill the passed array
> with the parsed PCS in availabel_pcs up to the passed num_pcs value.
> It's also possible to pass NULL as array to only parse the PCS and
> update the num_pcs value with the count of scanned PCS.

When is this useful?

> Co-developed-by: Daniel Golle <daniel at makrotopia.org>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel at makrotopia.org>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth at gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/pcs/Kconfig          |   6 +
>  drivers/net/pcs/Makefile         |   1 +
>  drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c            | 201 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/pcs/pcs-provider.h |  41 +++++++
>  include/linux/pcs/pcs.h          |  56 +++++++++
>  5 files changed, 305 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/pcs/pcs-provider.h
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/pcs/pcs.h
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/Kconfig b/drivers/net/pcs/Kconfig
> index f6aa437473de..0d54bea1f663 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/pcs/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/net/pcs/Kconfig
> @@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
>  
>  menu "PCS device drivers"
>  
> +config FWNODE_PCS
> +	tristate
> +	depends on (ACPI || OF)
> +	help
> +		Firmware node PCS accessors
> +
>  config PCS_XPCS
>  	tristate "Synopsys DesignWare Ethernet XPCS"
>  	select PHYLINK
> diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/Makefile b/drivers/net/pcs/Makefile
> index 4f7920618b90..3005cdd89ab7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/pcs/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/net/pcs/Makefile
> @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
>  # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>  # Makefile for Linux PCS drivers
>  
> +obj-$(CONFIG_FWNODE_PCS)	+= pcs.o
>  pcs_xpcs-$(CONFIG_PCS_XPCS)	:= pcs-xpcs.o pcs-xpcs-plat.o \
>  				   pcs-xpcs-nxp.o pcs-xpcs-wx.o
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..26d07a2edfce
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> +
> +#include <linux/mutex.h>
> +#include <linux/property.h>
> +#include <linux/phylink.h>
> +#include <linux/pcs/pcs.h>
> +#include <linux/pcs/pcs-provider.h>
> +
> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PCS library");
> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth at gmail.com>");
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> +
> +struct fwnode_pcs_provider {
> +	struct list_head link;
> +
> +	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
> +	struct phylink_pcs *(*get)(struct fwnode_reference_args *pcsspec,
> +				   void *data);
> +
> +	void *data;
> +};
> +
> +static LIST_HEAD(fwnode_pcs_providers);
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(fwnode_pcs_mutex);
> +
> +struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_simple_get(struct fwnode_reference_args *pcsspec,
> +					  void *data)
> +{
> +	return data;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_pcs_simple_get);
> +
> +int fwnode_pcs_add_provider(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +			    struct phylink_pcs *(*get)(struct fwnode_reference_args *pcsspec,
> +						       void *data),
> +			    void *data)
> +{
> +	struct fwnode_pcs_provider *pp;
> +
> +	if (!fwnode)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	pp = kzalloc(sizeof(*pp), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!pp)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	pp->fwnode = fwnode_handle_get(fwnode);
> +	pp->data = data;
> +	pp->get = get;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&fwnode_pcs_mutex);
> +	list_add(&pp->link, &fwnode_pcs_providers);
> +	mutex_unlock(&fwnode_pcs_mutex);
> +	pr_debug("Added pcs provider from %pfwf\n", fwnode);
> +
> +	fwnode_dev_initialized(fwnode, true);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_pcs_add_provider);
> +
> +void fwnode_pcs_del_provider(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
> +{
> +	struct fwnode_pcs_provider *pp;
> +
> +	if (!fwnode)
> +		return;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&fwnode_pcs_mutex);
> +	list_for_each_entry(pp, &fwnode_pcs_providers, link) {
> +		if (pp->fwnode == fwnode) {
> +			list_del(&pp->link);
> +			fwnode_dev_initialized(pp->fwnode, false);
> +			fwnode_handle_put(pp->fwnode);
> +			kfree(pp);
> +			break;
> +		}
> +	}
> +	mutex_unlock(&fwnode_pcs_mutex);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_pcs_del_provider);
> +
> +static int fwnode_parse_pcsspec(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, int index,
> +				const char *name,
> +				struct fwnode_reference_args *out_args)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (!fwnode)
> +		return -ENOENT;
> +
> +	if (name)
> +		index = fwnode_property_match_string(fwnode, "pcs-names",
> +						     name);
> +
> +	ret = fwnode_property_get_reference_args(fwnode, "pcs-handle",
> +						 "#pcs-cells",
> +						 -1, index, out_args);
> +	if (ret || (name && index < 0))
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static struct phylink_pcs *
> +fwnode_pcs_get_from_pcsspec(struct fwnode_reference_args *pcsspec)
> +{
> +	struct fwnode_pcs_provider *provider;
> +	struct phylink_pcs *pcs = ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
> +
> +	if (!pcsspec)
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&fwnode_pcs_mutex);
> +	list_for_each_entry(provider, &fwnode_pcs_providers, link) {
> +		if (provider->fwnode == pcsspec->fwnode) {
> +			pcs = provider->get(pcsspec, provider->data);
> +			if (!IS_ERR(pcs))
> +				break;
> +		}
> +	}
> +	mutex_unlock(&fwnode_pcs_mutex);
> +
> +	return pcs;
> +}
> +
> +static struct phylink_pcs *__fwnode_pcs_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +					    int index, const char *con_id)

Many existing drivers have to support non-standard PCS handle names
(e.g. pcsphy-handle, phy-handle, etc.). Support for this is important
for converting those drivers to use this system.

--Sean

> +{
> +	struct fwnode_reference_args pcsspec;
> +	struct phylink_pcs *pcs;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	ret = fwnode_parse_pcsspec(fwnode, index, con_id, &pcsspec);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> +
> +	pcs = fwnode_pcs_get_from_pcsspec(&pcsspec);
> +	fwnode_handle_put(pcsspec.fwnode);
> +
> +	return pcs;
> +}
> +
> +struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, int index)
> +{
> +	return __fwnode_pcs_get(fwnode, index, NULL);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_pcs_get);
> +
> +static int fwnode_phylink_pcs_count(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +				    unsigned int *num_pcs)
> +{
> +	struct fwnode_reference_args out_args;
> +	int index = 0;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	while (true) {
> +		ret = fwnode_property_get_reference_args(fwnode, "pcs-handle",
> +							 "#pcs-cells",
> +							 -1, index, &out_args);
> +		/* We expect to reach an -ENOENT error while counting */
> +		if (ret)
> +			break;
> +
> +		fwnode_handle_put(out_args.fwnode);
> +		index++;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Update num_pcs with parsed PCS */
> +	*num_pcs = index;
> +
> +	/* Return error if we didn't found any PCS */
> +	return index > 0 ? 0 : -ENOENT;
> +}
> +
> +int fwnode_phylink_pcs_parse(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +			     struct phylink_pcs **available_pcs,
> +			     unsigned int *num_pcs)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	if (!fwnode_property_present(fwnode, "pcs-handle"))
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
> +	/* With available_pcs NULL, only count the PCS */
> +	if (!available_pcs)
> +		return fwnode_phylink_pcs_count(fwnode, num_pcs);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < *num_pcs; i++) {
> +		struct phylink_pcs *pcs;
> +
> +		pcs = fwnode_pcs_get(fwnode, i);
> +		if (IS_ERR(pcs))
> +			return PTR_ERR(pcs);
> +
> +		available_pcs[i] = pcs;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_phylink_pcs_parse);
> diff --git a/include/linux/pcs/pcs-provider.h b/include/linux/pcs/pcs-provider.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..ae51c108147e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/pcs/pcs-provider.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
> +#ifndef __LINUX_PCS_PROVIDER_H
> +#define __LINUX_PCS_PROVIDER_H
> +
> +/**
> + * fwnode_pcs_simple_get - Simple xlate function to retrieve PCS
> + * @pcsspec: reference arguments
> + * @data: Context data (assumed assigned to the single PCS)
> + *
> + * Returns: the PCS pointed by data.
> + */
> +struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_simple_get(struct fwnode_reference_args *pcsspec,
> +					  void *data);
> +
> +/**
> + * fwnode_pcs_add_provider - Registers a new PCS provider
> + * @fwnode: Firmware node
> + * @get: xlate function to retrieve the PCS
> + * @data: Context data
> + *
> + * Register and add a new PCS to the global providers list
> + * for the firmware node. A function to get the PCS from
> + * firmware node with the use fwnode reference arguments.
> + * To the get function is also passed the interface type
> + * requested for the PHY. PCS driver will use the passed
> + * interface to understand if the PCS can support it or not.
> + *
> + * Returns: 0 on success or -ENOMEM on allocation failure.
> + */
> +int fwnode_pcs_add_provider(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +			    struct phylink_pcs *(*get)(struct fwnode_reference_args *pcsspec,
> +						       void *data),
> +			    void *data);
> +
> +/**
> + * fwnode_pcs_del_provider - Removes a PCS provider
> + * @fwnode: Firmware node
> + */
> +void fwnode_pcs_del_provider(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
> +
> +#endif /* __LINUX_PCS_PROVIDER_H */
> diff --git a/include/linux/pcs/pcs.h b/include/linux/pcs/pcs.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..33244e3a442b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/pcs/pcs.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
> +#ifndef __LINUX_PCS_H
> +#define __LINUX_PCS_H
> +
> +#include <linux/phylink.h>
> +
> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FWNODE_PCS)
> +/**
> + * fwnode_pcs_get - Retrieves a PCS from a firmware node
> + * @fwnode: firmware node
> + * @index: index fwnode PCS handle in firmware node
> + *
> + * Get a PCS from the firmware node at index.
> + *
> + * Returns: a pointer to the phylink_pcs or a negative
> + * error pointer. Can return -EPROBE_DEFER if the PCS is not
> + * present in global providers list (either due to driver
> + * still needs to be probed or it failed to probe/removed)
> + */
> +struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +				   int index);
> +
> +/**
> + * fwnode_phylink_pcs_parse - generic PCS parse for fwnode PCS provider
> + * @fwnode: firmware node
> + * @available_pcs: pointer to preallocated array of PCS
> + * @num_pcs: where to store count of parsed PCS
> + *
> + * Generic helper function to fill available_pcs array with PCS parsed
> + * from a "pcs-handle" fwnode property defined in firmware node up to
> + * passed num_pcs.
> + *
> + * If available_pcs is NULL, num_pcs is updated with the count of the
> + * parsed PCS.
> + *
> + * Returns: 0 or a negative error.
> + */
> +int fwnode_phylink_pcs_parse(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +			     struct phylink_pcs **available_pcs,
> +			     unsigned int *num_pcs);
> +#else
> +static inline struct phylink_pcs *fwnode_pcs_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +						 int index)
> +{
> +	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
> +}
> +
> +static inline int fwnode_phylink_pcs_parse(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> +					   struct phylink_pcs **available_pcs,
> +					   unsigned int *num_pcs)
> +{
> +	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> +#endif /* __LINUX_PCS_H */



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