netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 1/3] net: phy: extend PHY package API to support multiple global address

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Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:19:16 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
Cc: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
	David Epping <david.epping@...singlinkelectronics.com>,
	Harini Katakam <harini.katakam@....com>,
	"Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 1/3] net: phy: extend PHY package API to support
 multiple global address

> > static inline int phy_package_read(struct phy_device *phydev,
> > 				   unsigned int addr_offset, u32 regnum)
> > {
> > 	struct phy_package_shared *shared = phydev->shared;
> > 	int addr = shared->base_addr + addr_offset;
> 
> Isn't this problematic if shared is NULL?

Duh! Yes, it is. But why should shared be NULL? The driver is doing a
read on the package before the package is created. That is a bug. So
an Opps is O.K, it helps find the bug. So i would drop the test for
!shared.

	Andrew