netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 10/18] net: mvpp2: use the GoP interrupt for link status changes

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Date:   Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:26:48 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, jason@...edaemon.net,
        gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com,
        sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com,
        thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com, nadavh@...vell.com,
        linux@...linux.org.uk, mw@...ihalf.com, stefanc@...vell.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 10/18] net: mvpp2: use the GoP interrupt for
 link status changes

On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 03:48:40PM +0200, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> This patch adds the GoP link interrupt support for when a port isn't
> connected to a PHY. Because of this the phylib callback is never called
> and the link status management isn't done. This patch use the GoP link
> interrupt in such cases to still have a minimal link management. Without
> this patch ports not connected to a PHY cannot work.

Hi Antoine

When is a GoP link interrupt signalled? When is a port without a PHY
actually up/down?

With SFF/SFP ports, you generally need a gpio line the fibre module
can use to indicate if it has link. Fixed-phy has such support, and
your link_change function will get called when the link changes.

And this is another bit of code you probably need to change in a while
with phylink lands.

     Andrew