Re: [PATCH] net: wan: fsl_ucc_hdlc: allocate enough MURAM for HDLC PRAM

Matevz Langus <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 16:42:37 +0200
Newsgroups org.ozlabs.lists.linuxppc-dev,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Yes, this patch is for all devices with QE / QuiccEngine.
In reality also for CPM based devices like MPC8260 even MPC860 on all =
cases 256 Bytes should be reserved for PRAM.


> On 3 Aug 2026, at 16:18, Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP) =
<[email protected]> wrote:
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> Le 03/08/2026 =C3=A0 14:58, Matevz Langus a =C3=A9crit :
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>> More MURAM needs to be allocated than just sizeof(struct =
ucc_hdlc_param).
>> We have noticed MURAM corruption outside of struct ucc_hdlc_param. It =
was
>> caused by QE UCC HDLC microcode. NXP QEIWRM.pdf Rev.9 05/2018 chapter
>> 14.2.2.1 HDLC Parameter RAM says 0x6c-0x100 Reserved.
>> Even looking into QE UCC HDLC microcode source code reveals it =
actually
>> stores data beyond 0x6c.
>> Tested on LS1043A, T1040 and MPC8569 boards running UCC in HDLC mode =
on kernel 6.12.
>> Signed-off-by: Matevz Langus <[email protected]>
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> Same in MPC8323 reference manual, it is marked "reserved" until offset =
0x100
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> Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP) <[email protected]>
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>> ---
>>  drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.h | 1 +
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.h =
b/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.h
>> index 71d5ad0a7b98..e170d3ac9116 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.h
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.h
>> @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct ucc_hdlc_param {
>>   __be16 haddr4;
>>   __be16 ts_tmp;
>>   __be16 tmp_mb;
>> + __u8 reserved[148];
>>  };
>>    struct ucc_hdlc_private {
>> --  2.34.1
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