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Date:   Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:15:16 +0800
From:   Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     hkallweit1@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        peppe.cavallaro@...com, alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com,
        joabreu@...opsys.com, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] net: mdio: Add "use-firmware-led" firmware property

On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 9:01 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 08:40:49PM +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> > Some system may prefer preset PHY LED setting instead of the one
> > hardcoded in the PHY driver, so adding a new firmware
> > property, "use-firmware-led", to cope with that.
> >
> > On ACPI based system the ASL looks like this:
> >
> >     Scope (_SB.PC00.OTN0)
> >     {
> >         Device (PHY0)
> >         {
> >             Name (_ADR, One)  // _ADR: Address
> >             Name (_DSD, Package (0x02)  // _DSD: Device-Specific Data
> >             {
> >                 ToUUID ("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301") /* Device Properties for _DSD */,
> >                 Package (0x01)
> >                 {
> >                     Package (0x02)
> >                     {
> >                         "use-firmware-led",
> >                         One
> >                     }
> >                 }
> >             })
> >         }
> >
> >         Name (_DSD, Package (0x02)  // _DSD: Device-Specific Data
> >         {
> >             ToUUID ("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301") /* Device Properties for _DSD */,
> >             Package (0x01)
> >             {
> >                 Package (0x02)
> >                 {
> >                     "phy-handle",
> >                     PHY0
> >                 }
> >             }
> >         })
> >     }
> >
> > Basically use the "phy-handle" reference to read the "use-firmware-led"
> > boolean.
>
> Please update Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/dsd/phy.rst
>
> Please also Cc: the ACPI list. I have no idea what the naming
> convention is for ACPI properties.
>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c | 4 ++++
> >  include/linux/phy.h            | 1 +
> >  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
> > index 1c1584fca6327..bfca67b42164b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
> > @@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ int fwnode_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *bus,
> >        */
> >       if (mii_ts)
> >               phy->mii_ts = mii_ts;
> > +
> > +     phy->use_firmware_led =
> > +             fwnode_property_read_bool(child, "use-firmware-led");
> > +
>
> This is an ACPI only property. It is not valid in DT. It does not
> fulfil the DT naming requirement etc. So please move this up inside
> the if (is_acpi_node(child)) clause.
>
> > diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
> > index 36ca2b5c22533..53e693b3430ec 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/phy.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/phy.h
> > @@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ struct phy_device {
> >       /* Energy efficient ethernet modes which should be prohibited */
> >       u32 eee_broken_modes;
> >
> > +     bool use_firmware_led;
>
> There is probably a two byte hole after mdix_ctrl. So please consider
> adding it there. Also, don't forget to update the documentation.

OK, will do once other concerns are ironed out.

Kai-Heng

>
>        Andrew

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