linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/6] net: phy: mscc: migrate to phy_select/restore

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Date:   Thu, 4 Oct 2018 17:57:17 +0200
From:   Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@...tlin.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        allan.nielsen@...rochip.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com,
        alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/6] net: phy: mscc: migrate to
 phy_select/restore_page functions

Hi Andrew,

On Thu, Oct 04, 2018 at 05:16:30PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 04, 2018 at 02:47:23PM +0200, Quentin Schulz wrote:
> > @@ -197,25 +199,30 @@ static int vsc85xx_mdix_set(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 mdix)
> >  	if (rc != 0)
> >  		return rc;
> >  
> > -	rc = vsc85xx_phy_page_set(phydev, MSCC_PHY_PAGE_EXTENDED);
> > -	if (rc != 0)
> > -		return rc;
> > +	oldpage = phy_select_page(phydev, MSCC_PHY_PAGE_EXTENDED);
> > +	if (oldpage < 0) {
> > +		rc = oldpage;
> > +		goto out;
> > +	}
> >  
> > -	reg_val = phy_read(phydev, MSCC_PHY_EXT_MODE_CNTL);
> > +	reg_val = __phy_read(phydev, MSCC_PHY_EXT_MODE_CNTL);
> >  	reg_val &= ~(FORCE_MDI_CROSSOVER_MASK);
> >  	if (mdix == ETH_TP_MDI)
> >  		reg_val |= FORCE_MDI_CROSSOVER_MDI;
> >  	else if (mdix == ETH_TP_MDI_X)
> >  		reg_val |= FORCE_MDI_CROSSOVER_MDIX;
> 
> Hi Quentin
> 
> Could you use phy_modify_paged() here? This function only accesses a
> single register, so using the wrapper should not have any
> disadvantages. The same should apply for any function modifying a single
> register.
> 

Sure, will do.

Thanks,
Quentin

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