netdev - Re: [PATCH] [v3] spidernet : add improved phy support

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Date:	Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:40:57 +1100
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Jens Osterkamp <jens@...ibm.com>
Cc:	jgarzik@...ox.com, Linas Vepstas <linas@...tin.ibm.com>,
	James K Lewis <jim@...ewis.com>,
	Ishizaki Kou <kou.ishizaki@...hiba.co.jp>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, cbe-oss-dev@...abs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v3] spidernet : add improved phy support

> +static int bcm5461_enable_fiber(struct mii_phy* phy, int autoneg)
> +{
> +	/* select fiber mode, enable 1000 base-X registers */
> +	phy_write(phy, MII_NCONFIG, 0xfc0b);
> +
> +	if (autoneg) {
> +		/* enable fiber with no autonegotiation */
> +		phy_write(phy, MII_ADVERTISE, 0x01e0);
> +		phy_write(phy, MII_BMCR, 0x1140);
> +	} else {
> +		/* enable fiber with autonegotiation */
> +		phy_write(phy, MII_BMCR, 0x0140);
> +	}
> +
> +	phy->autoneg = autoneg;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}

Something is backward... either the code or the comments...

Also, I dislike the autoneg bits without using any constants. Why not
use the normal setup_aneg() ? I think what is needed is a set_link_mode
or something like that that takes (fiber/copper) as an argument (or
better, use the proper names as documented by the chip).

Doesn't matter to much right now, if the code works. Have you had a
chance to check you don't break G5s with 5421 sungem ? If yes, then the
patch is good to go for now but we should revisit and/or try to merge
that with the generic PHY layer at one point.

Ben.

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