Documentation/netlink/specs/dpll.yaml | 3 + drivers/dpll/dpll_core.c | 34 +- drivers/dpll/dpll_core.h | 5 +- drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c | 26 +- drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.h | 4 +- drivers/dpll/dpll_nl.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/Makefile | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h | 12 + drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.c | 4 + drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.h | 7 + .../net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adminq_cmd.h | 2 + drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c | 5 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.h | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_cpi.c | 362 +++++++++++++++ drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_cpi.h | 58 +++ drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c | 427 +++++++++++++++++- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.h | 10 + drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c | 3 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 26 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h | 7 + drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c | 37 ++ drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.h | 34 ++ drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sbq_cmd.h | 5 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txclk.c | 289 ++++++++++++ drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txclk.h | 38 ++ drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_type.h | 2 + include/linux/dpll.h | 1 + include/uapi/linux/dpll.h | 2 + 28 files changed, 1349 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-) create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_cpi.c create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_cpi.h create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txclk.c create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txclk.h
NOTE: This series is intentionally submitted on net-next (not
intel-wired-lan) as early feedback of DPLL subsystem changes is
welcomed. In the past possible approaches were discussed in [1].
This series adds TX reference clock support for E825 devices and exposes
TX clock selection and synchronization status via the Linux DPLL
subsystem.
Here is the high-level connection diagram for E825 device:
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| +-----------------------------+ |
| | | |
| | MAC | |
| |+------------+-----+ | |
| ||RX/1588 |PHC|tspll<----\ | |
+---+----+ ||MUX +---+-^---| | | |
| E | RX >---------------------> | >--\ | | |
| T | | /----------------> | >-\| | | |
| H |----+ | |+---------+----^---+ || | | |
| 1 | TX <----|----------------+TX MUX < OCXO | || | | |
| |PLL | | || |--------| || | | |
+---+----+ | /----+ <-ext_ref<-||-|----|------ext_ref
| E | RX >----/ | || |--------+ || | | |
| T | | | || < SyncE | || | | |
| H |----+ | |+-----------^------+ || | | |
| 2 | TX <----------------/ | | /------||-/ | |
| |PLL | +------------|-|------||------+ |
+---+----+ /--/ | || |
| . | RX >--- | | || |
| . | | +----------|----|------||--+ |
| . |----+ | +-^-+--^+ || | |
| | TX <--- | |EEC|PPS| || | |
| |PLL | | +-------+ || | |
+---+----+ | | <-CLK0/| | |
| E | RX >--- | | DPLL | | | |
| T | | | | <-CLK1-/ | |
| H |----+ | | | | |
| X | TX <--- | | <---SMA---< |
| |PLL | | | | | |
+---+----+ | | <---GPS---< |
| | | | | |
| | | <---...---< |
| | | | | |
| | +-------+ | |
| | External timing module | |
| +--------------------------+ |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
E825 hardware contains a dedicated TX clock domain with per-port source
selection behavior that is distinct from PPS handling and from board-level
EEC distribution. TX reference clock selection is device-wide, shared
across ports, and mediated by firmware as part of link bring-up. As a
result, TX clock selection intent may differ from effective hardware
configuration, and software must verify outcome after link-up.
To support this, the series extends the DPLL core and the ice driver
incrementally. The series also introduces DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC as a broad
UAPI class for DPLL instances outside PPS/EEC categories. The intent is
to keep type naming reusable and scalable across different ASIC
topologies while preserving functional discoverability via
driver/device context and pin topology.
This follows netdev discussion guidance that UAPI type naming should avoid
location-specific or vendor-specific taxonomy, because such labels do not
scale across different ASIC designs. The function of a given DPLL instance
is already discoverable from driver/device context and pin topology, and
does not require an additional narrow type identifier in UAPI.
At the same time, a separate DPLL object is still needed for E825 TX clock
control/reporting semantics. Using DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC provides a reusable
class for devices outside PPS/EEC without overfitting UAPI naming to one
topology.
The relevant discussion is in [2].
Series content
- add a new generic DPLL type for devices outside PPS/EEC classes;
- relax DPLL pin registration rules for firmware-described shared pins
and extend pin notifications with a source identifier;
- allow dynamic state control of SyncE reference pins where hardware
supports it;
- add CPI infrastructure for PHY-side TX clock control on E825C;
- introduce a TX-clock DPLL device and TX reference clock pins
(EXT_EREF0 and SYNCE) in the ice driver;
- extend the Restart Auto-Negotiation command to carry a TX reference
clock index;
- implement hardware-backed TX reference clock switching, post-link
verification, and TX synchronization reporting.
TXCLK pins report TX reference topology only. Actual synchronization
success is reported via DPLL lock status, updated after hardware
verification: external TX references report LOCKED, while the internal
ENET/TXCO source reports UNLOCKED.
This provides reliable TX reference selection and observability on E825
devices using standard DPLL interfaces, without conflating user intent
with effective hardware behavior.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20250905160333.715c34ac@kernel.org/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260402230626.3826719-1-grzegorz.nitka@intel.com/
Changes in v9:
- rebased
- fixed kernel-doc: member 'module_name' not described in 'dpll_pin' (patch 2/8)
Addressed AI review concerns:
- reworded commit message to use 'src_clock_id' instead 'src_id' (patch 3/8)
- use rclk.num_parents when setting is_rclk_parent (patch 5/8)
- fixed retry mechanism in ice_cpi_wait_ack (patch 6/8)
- fixed txclk_switch_requested, tx_clk, tx_clk_req settings on HW
failure (patch 8/8)
- use cancel_work_sync instead flush_work (patch 8/8)
- protect clearing ICE_FLAG_DPLL flag with mitex on DPLL
deinit (patch 8/8)
- dpll_state update and the notify_dpll decision are made inside
the lock (patch 8/8)
Changes in v8:
- rebased
Addressed AI review concerns:
- caching the module name in the pin object at allocation time and using
the cached string in netlink paths (patch 2/8)
- dropped references to netlink in the commit message for (patch 3/8, it's
internal notification only)
- replaced the commit 4/8 with the new one (relax the capability check in
dpll_pin_state_set)
- resolved potential teradown race between ice_dpll_deinit_txclk_pins and
ice_dpll_pin_notify_work() that is about to register the SYNCE pin
(patch 5/8)
- resolved potential path deadlock during driver probe and error path
(patch 5/8)
- relaxed kernel-doc regarding cpi mutex usage (patch 6/8)
- fixed ice_cpi.c header (patch 6/8)
- fix retry mechanism in ice_cpi_wait_req0_ack0 (patch 6/8)
- fix potrntial leaving LM.REQ stuck asserted on the hardware (patch 6/8)
- fix kernel-doc for ice_cpi_ena_dis_clk_ref
- removed unused CPI definitions (patch 6/8)
- fix header inclusion (patch 6/8)
- addressed Sashiko issues for patch (8/8)
Changes in v7:
- rebased
- replace TXC-specific DPLL type with DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC (patch 1/8)
- update TXC framework to use DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC instead of DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC
(patch 5/8)
- AI-review: added short trailing comment to the local mutex declaration
to satisfy checkpatch report (patch 6/8)
Changes in v6:
- rebased
- AI-review: fix unprotected concurrent access to shared clock
bitmap (patch 8/8)
- AI-review: fix potential issue in tx-clk pin state request handling
('already set' early-exit based now on tx_clk_req comparison, patch 8/8)
- AI-review: CPI transaction serialization (patch 6/8)
Changes in v5:
- rebased
- reworded cover letter
- replace 'ntfy_src' new argument name with 'src_clk_id' and use it
consistently in DPLL notification calls (patch 3/8)
- reworded commit message (patch 5/8)
- use FIELD_PREP/GENMSK macros instead of struct bitfields (patch 6/8)
- reworded commit message (patch 5/8, patch 8/8)
- refactor the code to avoid sleeping while DPLL mutex is held (using
work_queue, patch 8/8)
- added TXCLK pins and TXC DPLL notifications (patch 8/8)
- removed 'unused clock disable' mechanism from the scope of this series
Changes in v4:
- rebased
- edited, shortened the commit message in 3/8 patch
- moved ice_get_ctrl_pf to the header file (patch 8/8) and
removed duplicated static definitions from ice_ptp and ice_txlck
modules
- add NULL/invalid pointer checker for returned pointer from
ice_get_ctrl_pf (patch 8/8)
- edited error message in case AN restart failure (patch 8/8)
Changes in v3:
- improved commit message (patch 1/8, AI review comment)
- improved deinitialization path in ice_dpll_deinit_txclk_pins to
avoid potential NULL dereference. NULL checking moved to
ice_dpll_unregister_pins (patch 5/8, found by AI review)
- removed redundant semicolon (patch 6/8)
Changes in v2:
- rebased
- added autogenerated DPLL files (patch 1/8)
- fixed checkpatch 'parenthesis alignment' warning (patch 2/8)
- fixed error path in ice_dpll_init_txclk_pins (AI warning, patch 5/8)
- fixed kdoc warnings (patch 6/8, patch 8/8)
Grzegorz Nitka (8):
dpll: add generic DPLL type
dpll: allow registering FW-identified pin with a different DPLL
dpll: extend pin notifier with notification source ID
dpll: allow fwnode pins to attempt state change without capability bit
ice: introduce TXC DPLL device and TX ref clock pin framework for E825
ice: implement CPI support for E825C
ice: add Tx reference clock index handling to AN restart command
ice: implement E825 TX ref clock control and TXC hardware sync status
Documentation/netlink/specs/dpll.yaml | 3 +
drivers/dpll/dpll_core.c | 34 +-
drivers/dpll/dpll_core.h | 5 +-
drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c | 26 +-
drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.h | 4 +-
drivers/dpll/dpll_nl.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/Makefile | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h | 12 +
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.c | 4 +
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.h | 7 +
.../net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adminq_cmd.h | 2 +
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c | 5 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.h | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_cpi.c | 362 +++++++++++++++
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_cpi.h | 58 +++
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c | 427 +++++++++++++++++-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.h | 10 +
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c | 3 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 26 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h | 7 +
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c | 37 ++
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.h | 34 ++
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sbq_cmd.h | 5 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txclk.c | 289 ++++++++++++
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txclk.h | 38 ++
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_type.h | 2 +
include/linux/dpll.h | 1 +
include/uapi/linux/dpll.h | 2 +
28 files changed, 1349 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_cpi.c
create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_cpi.h
create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txclk.c
create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txclk.h
base-commit: 878492af7d503f4b093ea903173500be00e9cbe7
--
2.39.3
> -----Original Message----- > From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf > Of Grzegorz Nitka > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 1:00 AM > To: netdev@vger.kernel.org > Cc: Vecera, Ivan <ivecera@redhat.com>; vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev; > kuba@kernel.org; jiri@resnulli.us; edumazet@google.com; Kitszel, > Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>; richardcochran@gmail.com; > donald.hunter@gmail.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Kubalewski, > Arkadiusz <arkadiusz.kubalewski@intel.com>; andrew+netdev@lunn.ch; > intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org; horms@kernel.org; > Prathosh.Satish@microchip.com; Nguyen, Anthony L > <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>; pabeni@redhat.com; davem@davemloft.net > Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v9 net-next 0/8] dpll/ice: Add > generic DPLL type and full TX reference clock control for E825 > > NOTE: This series is intentionally submitted on net-next (not > intel-wired-lan) as early feedback of DPLL subsystem changes is > welcomed. In the past possible approaches were discussed in [1]. > > This series adds TX reference clock support for E825 devices and > exposes TX clock selection and synchronization status via the Linux > DPLL subsystem. > > Here is the high-level connection diagram for E825 device: ... > ice_dpll_deinit_txclk_pins and > ice_dpll_pin_notify_work() that is about to register the SYNCE pin > (patch 5/8) > - resolved potential path deadlock during driver probe and error > path > (patch 5/8) > - relaxed kernel-doc regarding cpi mutex usage (patch 6/8) > - fixed ice_cpi.c header (patch 6/8) > - fix retry mechanism in ice_cpi_wait_req0_ack0 (patch 6/8) > - fix potrntial leaving LM.REQ stuck asserted on the hardware (patch > 6/8) > - fix kernel-doc for ice_cpi_ena_dis_clk_ref > - removed unused CPI definitions (patch 6/8) > - fix header inclusion (patch 6/8) > - addressed Sashiko issues for patch (8/8) > > Changes in v7: > - rebased > - replace TXC-specific DPLL type with DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC (patch 1/8) > - update TXC framework to use DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC instead of > DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC instead of DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC Something is wrong ... > -- > 2.39.3
> -----Original Message----- > From: Loktionov, Aleksandr <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com> > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 2:14 PM > To: Nitka, Grzegorz <grzegorz.nitka@intel.com>; netdev@vger.kernel.org > Cc: Vecera, Ivan <ivecera@redhat.com>; vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev; > kuba@kernel.org; jiri@resnulli.us; edumazet@google.com; Kitszel, > Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>; richardcochran@gmail.com; > donald.hunter@gmail.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Kubalewski, > Arkadiusz <arkadiusz.kubalewski@intel.com>; andrew+netdev@lunn.ch; > intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org; horms@kernel.org; > Prathosh.Satish@microchip.com; Nguyen, Anthony L > <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>; pabeni@redhat.com; davem@davemloft.net > Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v9 net-next 0/8] dpll/ice: Add generic > DPLL type and full TX reference clock control for E825 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf > > Of Grzegorz Nitka > > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 1:00 AM > > To: netdev@vger.kernel.org > > Cc: Vecera, Ivan <ivecera@redhat.com>; vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev; > > kuba@kernel.org; jiri@resnulli.us; edumazet@google.com; Kitszel, > > Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>; richardcochran@gmail.com; > > donald.hunter@gmail.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Kubalewski, > > Arkadiusz <arkadiusz.kubalewski@intel.com>; andrew+netdev@lunn.ch; > > intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org; horms@kernel.org; > > Prathosh.Satish@microchip.com; Nguyen, Anthony L > > <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>; pabeni@redhat.com; > davem@davemloft.net > > Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v9 net-next 0/8] dpll/ice: Add > > generic DPLL type and full TX reference clock control for E825 > > > > NOTE: This series is intentionally submitted on net-next (not > > intel-wired-lan) as early feedback of DPLL subsystem changes is > > welcomed. In the past possible approaches were discussed in [1]. > > > > This series adds TX reference clock support for E825 devices and > > exposes TX clock selection and synchronization status via the Linux > > DPLL subsystem. > > > > Here is the high-level connection diagram for E825 device: > > ... > > > ice_dpll_deinit_txclk_pins and > > ice_dpll_pin_notify_work() that is about to register the SYNCE pin > > (patch 5/8) > > - resolved potential path deadlock during driver probe and error > > path > > (patch 5/8) > > - relaxed kernel-doc regarding cpi mutex usage (patch 6/8) > > - fixed ice_cpi.c header (patch 6/8) > > - fix retry mechanism in ice_cpi_wait_req0_ack0 (patch 6/8) > > - fix potrntial leaving LM.REQ stuck asserted on the hardware (patch > > 6/8) > > - fix kernel-doc for ice_cpi_ena_dis_clk_ref > > - removed unused CPI definitions (patch 6/8) > > - fix header inclusion (patch 6/8) > > - addressed Sashiko issues for patch (8/8) > > > > Changes in v7: > > - rebased > > - replace TXC-specific DPLL type with DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC (patch 1/8) > > - update TXC framework to use DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC instead of > > DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC > DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC instead of DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC > Something is wrong > Correct! Typo ... the correct statement should be: DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC instead of DPLL_TYPE_TXC Thanks Grzegorz > ... > > > -- > > 2.39.3
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