netdev - Re: drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c:167: possible bad if ?

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Date:	Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:40:26 -0700
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>, David Binderman <dcb314@...mail.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c:167: possible bad if ?

On 20/07/15 10:37, Dan Murphy wrote:
> Florian
> 
> On 07/20/2015 12:28 PM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
>> Adding Dan,
>>
>> On 20/07/15 05:37, David Binderman wrote:
>>> Hello there,
>>>
>>> drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c:167:57: warning: logical ‘or’ of collectively exhaustive tests is always true [-Wlogical-op]
>>>
>>> Source code is
>>>
>>>     if ((phydev->interface>= PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID) ||
>>>         (phydev->interface <= PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID)) {
>>>
>>> Maybe
>>>
>>>     if ((phydev->interface>= PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID) &&
>>>         (phydev->interface <= PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID)) {
>> Sounds like the former is the intended comparison that will make sure
>> that phydev->interface is between MODE_RGMII_ID and MODE_RGMII_RXID, and
>> not below or after.
> That is correct.  The internal delay only needs to be set if this is declared
> via the DT.  There can be one of 3 interface internal delay (RGMII_ID), RX internal delay (RGMII_RX_ID) or TX
> internal delay (RGMII_TX_ID).

Sorry, I meant to write the latter instead of the former here, the
current code seems to be potentially too permissive, is not it? In that
case, it seems to me like David's proposed fix is relevant.

> 
> This internal delay is only applicable for RGMII and can be made specific to the
> board.
> 
> The driver only needs to set the delay per the declaration in the DT.
> 
> Dan
> 


-- 
Florian
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