linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/14] drivers: net: dsa: qca8k: add support for qca8327 switch

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Message-ID: <YILAnViiXnMdCJNv@lunn.ch>
Date:   Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:42:05 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/14] drivers: net: dsa: qca8k: add support for qca8327
 switch

> @@ -1467,11 +1468,16 @@ qca8k_sw_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
>  		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->reset_gpio, 0);
>  	}
>  
> +	/* get the switches ID from the compatible */
> +	data = of_device_get_match_data(&mdiodev->dev);
> +	if (!data)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	/* read the switches ID register */
>  	id = qca8k_read(priv, QCA8K_REG_MASK_CTRL);
>  	id >>= QCA8K_MASK_CTRL_ID_S;
>  	id &= QCA8K_MASK_CTRL_ID_M;
> -	if (id != QCA8K_ID_QCA8337)
> +	if (id != data->id)
>  		return -ENODEV;

It is useful to print an error message here: Found X, expected
Y. Gives the DT writer an idea what they did wrong.

   Andrew