[PATCH 1/1] common/sfc_efx/base: revise legacy port controls on Medford4

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:36:36 +0400
Ivan Malov <ivan.malov at arknetworks.am> wrote:

> Theoretically, adaptor firmware may not support new netport API. Currently,
> efx_np_supported() assumes Medford4 always supports the API, however, this
> can be improved in the future by checking some capability bit during probe.
> 
> If efx_np_supported() returns B_FALSE, then one should not invoke Medford4
> PHY and MAC methods that are inherently dependent on new netport API. Pick
> EF10-generic PHY and MAC methods in this case to maintain legacy behaviour.
> 
> Fixes: 8dac31d073af ("common/sfc_efx/base: introduce Medford4 stub for MAC methods")
> Fixes: d65a7129c413 ("common/sfc_efx/base: introduce Medford4 stub for PHY methods")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Malov <ivan.malov at arknetworks.am>
> Reviewed-by: Andy Moreton <andy.moreton at amd.com>
> ---

Applied to next-net