Typically the firmware takes care that tp->ocp_base is reset to its default value. That's not the case (at least) for RTL8117. As a result subsequent PHY access reads/writes the wrong page and the link is broken. Fix this be resetting tp->ocp_base explicitly.
Fixes: 229c1e0dfd3d ("r8169: load firmware for RTL8168fp/RTL8117") Reported-by: Aaron Ma <mapen...@gmail.com> Tested-by: Aaron Ma <mapen...@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallwe...@gmail.com> --- drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c index a3c4187d9..98391797b 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c @@ -2116,8 +2116,11 @@ static void rtl_release_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp) void r8169_apply_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp) { /* TODO: release firmware if rtl_fw_write_firmware signals failure. */ - if (tp->rtl_fw) + if (tp->rtl_fw) { rtl_fw_write_firmware(tp, tp->rtl_fw); + /* At least one firmware doesn't reset tp->ocp_base. */ + tp->ocp_base = OCP_STD_PHY_BASE; + } } static void rtl8168_config_eee_mac(struct rtl8169_private *tp) -- 2.27.0