netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 02/10] net: dsa: lan9303: Do not disable/enable switch fabric port 0 at startup

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Date:   Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:58:53 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Egil Hjelmeland <privat@...l-hjelmeland.no>
Cc:     corbet@....net, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 02/10] net: dsa: lan9303: Do not
 disable/enable switch fabric port 0 at startup

On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 06:15:45PM +0200, Egil Hjelmeland wrote:
> For some mysterious reason enable switch fabric port 0 TX fails to
> work, when the TX has previous been disabled. Resolved by not
> disable/enable switch fabric port 0 at startup. Port 1 and 2 are
> still disabled in early init.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Egil Hjelmeland <privat@...l-hjelmeland.no>
> ---
>  drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c | 7 -------
>  1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
> index e622db586c3d..c2b53659f58f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
> @@ -557,9 +557,6 @@ static int lan9303_disable_processing(struct lan9303 *chip)
>  {
>  	int ret;
>  
> -	ret = lan9303_disable_packet_processing(chip, LAN9303_PORT_0_OFFSET);
> -	if (ret)
> -		return ret;
>  	ret = lan9303_disable_packet_processing(chip, LAN9303_PORT_1_OFFSET);
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
> @@ -633,10 +630,6 @@ static int lan9303_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
>  	if (ret)
>  		dev_err(chip->dev, "failed to separate ports %d\n", ret);
>  
> -	ret = lan9303_enable_packet_processing(chip, LAN9303_PORT_0_OFFSET);
> -	if (ret)
> -		dev_err(chip->dev, "failed to re-enable switching %d\n", ret);
> -

Does this mean you are relying on something else enabling port 0? The
bootloader?

I'm wondering if it is better to keep the enable, but remove the
disable?

	Andrew