openwrt/target/linux
Semih Baskan 97451487cc mediatek: filogic: tplink-be450: fix RTL8261N reset timing, add missing WLAN button, fix memory size
- Fix RTL8261N 10GbE PHY `reset-deassert-us` from 100ms to 221ms to meet datasheet minimum SMI-ready timing (t7 >= 150ms), fixing intermittent boot stalls caused by MDIO bus instability
- Add missing WLAN toggle button (GPIO 34) present in stock firmware but absent from OpenWrt DTS
- Fix memory size from 1 GB to the actual 512 MB

Fix 1: The RTL8261N 10GbE PHY's `reset-deassert-us` was set to 100ms (100000us), but the **RTL8261N datasheet (Table 108, parameter t7)** specifies a minimum **SMI-ready time of 150ms** after nRESET release before the MDIO (SMI) bus can be used.

With only 100ms, the kernel attempts MDIO bus access before the RTL8261N's SMI interface is stable. Since the RTL8261N (mdio-bus:00) and the internal MT7988 2.5GbE PHY (mdio-bus:0f) share the same MDIO bus, a not-yet-ready RTL8261N disrupts all MDIO traffic, causing the 2.5GbE PHY firmware loading (`mt798x_2p5ge_phy_config_init`) to stall.

Observed symptoms on warm reboot:
- Sometimes `mt798x_2p5ge_phy_config_init` hangs for 5+ minutes or indefinitely
- RCU CPU stalls (`rcu: INFO: rcu_sched detected stalls on CPUs`)
- mt7996e WiFi chip message timeouts cascading to `chip full reset failed`
- System appears hung with only power LED blinking slowly

UART serial log evidence (warm reboot with 100ms):
```
[   73.041756] rcu: INFO: rcu_sched self-detected stall on CPU
[   73.048341] rcu:  2-....: (8 ticks this GP)
[   73.061641] pc : mt798x_2p5ge_phy_config_init+0x258/0xbb0
[   73.061653] lr : mt798x_2p5ge_phy_config_init+0x238/0xbb0
...
[  334.771280] MediaTek MT7988 2.5GbE PHY mdio-bus:0f: Firmware date code: 2024/10/30
```

The 2.5GbE PHY firmware loading, which normally takes ~3 seconds, took **325 seconds** due to MDIO bus instability. In the worst case, the system never recovers.

GPL DTS uses 221ms (`reset-deassert-us = <221000>`), providing 71ms of margin above the 150ms datasheet minimum. All MediaTek MT7988 reference board DTS files in the GPL use this same 221ms value.

Fix 2: Missing WLAN button (GPIO 34)

The BE450 has a physical WLAN toggle button on GPIO 34, defined in the stock TP-Link GPL DTS but missing from the OpenWrt DTS. Without this definition, the button is non-functional under OpenWrt.

The pin name for GPIO 34 in the MT7988 pinctrl is `SPI2_MISO`, confirmed by the kernel pinctrl driver (`pinctrl-mt7988.c`: `MT7988_PIN(34, "SPI2_MISO")`) and the official devicetree binding (`mediatek,mt7988-pinctrl.yaml`).

Note: GPIO 34 is also used by the BE450's First U-Boot as a recovery button (web recovery 192.168.1.1). Registering it in the DTS ensures the kernel claims the pin.

Fix 3: Incorrect memory size in DTS

The OpenWrt DTS declares 1 GB (`0x40000000`) of RAM, but the BE450 has 512 MB (`0x20000000`).

Run tested.

Signed-off-by: Semih Baskan <strst.gs@gmail.com>
Link: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/22386
Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
(cherry picked from commit f2699cce13)
2026-03-14 20:59:29 +01:00
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airoha airoha: fix EN7581 PCIe initialization and add x2 link support 2026-03-10 11:22:45 +01:00
apm821xx kernel: disable non layout u-boot,env 2025-11-28 01:20:33 +01:00
armsr kernel: drop CONFIG_ARM64_CONTPTE from target configs 2025-11-26 21:08:34 +02:00
at91 treewide: fix coccinelle checks 2025-12-02 23:32:42 +01:00
ath79 ath79: tiny: increment compat version for RE355/RE450 2026-03-10 10:10:49 +01:00
bcm27xx kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.70 2026-02-15 02:07:04 +01:00
bcm47xx kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.64 2026-01-15 20:55:54 +01:00
bcm53xx bcm53xx: fix switch standalone ports (like "wan") 2026-03-01 01:54:19 +01:00
bcm4908 kernel: disable non layout u-boot,env 2025-11-28 01:20:33 +01:00
bmips Revert "bmips: huawei-hg556a-c: use nvmem for wifi eeprom" 2026-02-21 14:02:55 +01:00
d1 d1: refresh kernel config 2026-01-27 16:30:05 +01:00
econet econet: refresh patches 6.12 2026-01-11 19:10:38 +01:00
gemini gemini: select the right GPIO input package 2026-02-11 08:47:45 +01:00
generic kernel: ssb: fallback-sprom: check deferred probe 2026-03-10 13:36:15 +01:00
imx Revert "imx: cortexa53: remove KSZ9477 static driver" 2026-03-02 18:06:48 +01:00
ipq40xx ipq40xx: re-enable MeshPoint.One target 2026-03-07 00:52:15 +01:00
ipq806x ipq806x: ap3935: fix uboot nvmem 2026-03-10 13:39:04 +01:00
ixp4xx ixp4xx: fix bug in Actiontec DTS file 2026-01-04 18:20:34 +01:00
kirkwood kirkwood: add aliases and new partition for support D-Link DNS-325 A1 2025-11-25 15:41:38 +01:00
lantiq lantiq: add missing WAN MAC override 2026-03-06 11:36:24 +01:00
layerscape kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.71 2026-02-15 02:07:04 +01:00
loongarch64 kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.64 2026-01-15 20:55:54 +01:00
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mediatek mediatek: filogic: tplink-be450: fix RTL8261N reset timing, add missing WLAN button, fix memory size 2026-03-14 20:59:29 +01:00
microchipsw microchipsw: lan969x: tactical-1000: fix SFP I2C buses 2026-03-12 13:26:22 +01:00
mpc85xx kernel: move patch from mpc85xx to pending 2026-02-14 01:15:12 +01:00
mvebu mvebu: add support for RIPE Atlas Probe v5 2026-02-17 01:40:00 +01:00
mxs
octeon treewide: replace numbers with GPIO_ACTIVE 2025-10-08 14:26:24 +02:00
omap omap: drop support for kernel 6.6 2025-11-22 10:16:35 +01:00
pistachio kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.62 2025-12-17 00:32:23 +01:00
qoriq package: uboot-qoriq: fix T4240RDB u-boot selection 2026-02-14 01:15:12 +01:00
qualcommax kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.70 2026-02-15 02:07:04 +01:00
qualcommbe kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.70 2026-02-15 02:07:04 +01:00
ramips treewide: linksys: use nvmem MAC for hw_mac_addr 2026-03-06 12:07:42 +01:00
realtek realtek: rtl838x: fix non-functional reboot 2026-03-13 01:39:30 +01:00
rockchip kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.69 2026-02-15 02:07:04 +01:00
sifiveu
siflower kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.64 2026-01-15 20:55:54 +01:00
starfive kernel: bump 6.12 to 6.12.64 2026-01-15 20:55:54 +01:00
stm32 stm32: drop kernel 6.6 support 2025-10-22 14:56:15 +02:00
sunxi kernel: reorder configuration options 2026-01-26 23:59:37 +01:00
tegra tegra: promote kernel 6.12 as default 2025-11-11 21:23:14 +01:00
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x86 x86: base-files add support for Sophos 210r3 and 230r2 2026-02-13 00:18:14 +01:00
zynq zynq: drop support for kernel 6.6 2025-11-25 17:27:24 +01:00
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