openwrt/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0700-net-phy-lan87xx-Decrease-phy-polling-rate.patch

From 01649f43afb30df3c7450fd09c04a5a8ee6cb2c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Phil Elwell <phil@raspberrypi.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 15:51:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] net: phy: lan87xx: Decrease phy polling rate

Polling at 100Hz for 1.5s consumes quite a bit of kworker time with no
obvious benefit. Reduce that polling rate to ~6Hz.

To further save CPU and power, defer the next poll if no energy is
detected.

See: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/4780

Signed-off-by: Phil Elwell <phil@raspberrypi.com>
---
 drivers/net/phy/smsc.c | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ static int lan87xx_read_status(struct ph
 	int err = genphy_read_status(phydev);
 
 	if (!phydev->link && priv->energy_enable && phydev->irq == PHY_POLL) {
+		int energy_detected;
+
 		/* Disable EDPD to wake up PHY */
 		int rc = phy_read(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_CTRL_STATUS);
 		if (rc < 0)
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ static int lan87xx_read_status(struct ph
 		 */
 		read_poll_timeout(phy_read, rc,
 				  rc & MII_LAN83C185_ENERGYON || rc < 0,
-				  10000, 1500000, true, phydev,
+				  150000, 1500000, true, phydev,
 				  MII_LAN83C185_CTRL_STATUS);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			return rc;
@@ -235,10 +237,16 @@ static int lan87xx_read_status(struct ph
 		if (rc < 0)
 			return rc;
 
+		energy_detected = !!(rc & MII_LAN83C185_ENERGYON);
+
 		rc = phy_write(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_CTRL_STATUS,
 			       rc | MII_LAN83C185_EDPWRDOWN);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			return rc;
+
+		/* Save CPU and power by deferring the next poll */
+		if (!energy_detected)
+			msleep(2000);
 	}
 
 	return err;