linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 9/9] usb: chipidea: add support to the generic PHY framework in ChipIdea

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Date:	Fri, 12 Sep 2014 01:10:33 +0000
From:	Peter Chen <Peter.Chen@...escale.com>
To:	Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com>
CC:	"balbi@...com" <balbi@...com>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"kishon@...com" <kishon@...com>,
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	"sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com" 
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	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 9/9] usb: chipidea: add support to the generic PHY
 framework in ChipIdea


 
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 08:54:47AM +0800, Peter Chen wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 09:40:40AM +0200, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> > > @@ -595,23 +639,27 @@ static int ci_hdrc_probe(struct platform_device
> *pdev)
> > >  		return -ENODEV;
> > >  	}
> > >
> > > -	if (ci->platdata->usb_phy)
> > > +	if (ci->platdata->phy)
> > > +		ci->phy = ci->platdata->phy;
> > > +	else if (ci->platdata->usb_phy)
> > >  		ci->usb_phy = ci->platdata->usb_phy;
> > >  	else
> > > -		ci->usb_phy = devm_usb_get_phy(dev, USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
> > > +		ci->phy = devm_phy_get(dev, "usb-phy");
> > >
> > > -	if (IS_ERR(ci->usb_phy)) {
> > > -		ret = PTR_ERR(ci->usb_phy);
> > > +	if (IS_ERR(ci->phy) || (ci->phy == NULL && ci->usb_phy == NULL)) {
> > >  		/*
> > >  		 * if -ENXIO is returned, it means PHY layer wasn't
> > >  		 * enabled, so it makes no sense to return -EPROBE_DEFER
> > >  		 * in that case, since no PHY driver will ever probe.
> > >  		 */
> > > -		if (ret == -ENXIO)
> > > -			return ret;
> > > +		if (PTR_ERR(ci->phy) == -ENXIO)
> > > +			return -ENXIO;
> > >
> > > -		dev_err(dev, "no usb2 phy configured\n");
> > > -		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
> > > +		ci->usb_phy = devm_usb_get_phy(dev, USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
> > > +		if (IS_ERR(ci->usb_phy)) {
> > > +			dev_err(dev, "no usb2 phy configured\n");
> > > +			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
> > > +		}
> > >  	}
> >
> > Sorry, I can't accept this change, why devm_usb_get_phy(dev,
> > USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2) is put at error path? Since current get PHY
> > operation is a little complicated, we may have a dedicate function to do it,
> dwc3 driver is a good example.
> 
> It's not the error path, it's the case when there is no PHY from the generic PHY
> framework available. Getting an USB PHY is a fallback solution.
> 
> I agree we can move this to a dedicated function. But even if doing so, we'll
> have to test ci->phy first.
> 
> Or do you have something else in mind?
> 
 
I still want devm_usb_get_phy(dev, USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2) to be called at the same place
like generic_phy, not in later error path, in error path, we only handle error.

Peter
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