netdev - Re: [PATCH NET] net/hns:bugfix of ethtool -t phy self

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Message-ID: <199ec218-f7ab-4c6a-5896-e34bce262481@huawei.com>
Date:   Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:06:10 +0800
From:   l00371289 <linyunsheng@...wei.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <huangdaode@...ilicon.com>, <xuwei5@...ilicon.com>,
        <liguozhu@...ilicon.com>, <Yisen.Zhuang@...wei.com>,
        <gabriele.paoloni@...wei.com>, <john.garry@...wei.com>,
        <linuxarm@...wei.com>, <salil.mehta@...wei.com>,
        <lipeng321@...wei.com>, <yankejian@...wei.com>,
        <tremyfr@...il.com>, <xieqianqian@...wei.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH NET] net/hns:bugfix of ethtool -t phy self_test

Hi, Andrew

On 2017/6/20 21:28, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>>> The question really is, why is not this properly integrated into the PHY
>>>> driver and PHYLIB such that the only thing the Ethernet MAC driver has
>>>> to call is a function of the PHY driver putting it in self-test?
>>>
>>> This whole driver pokes various PHY registers, rather than use
>>> phylib. And it does so without taking the PHY lock. 
>> I will consider using phylib as much as possible, thanks.
>>
>> It also assumes it
>>> is a Marvell PHY and i don't see anywhere it actually verifies this.
>> When it said Marvell Phy , I meant Marvell Phy with fibre support.
>> I will send anther patch to only setting bit in Fiber Control when
>> it is a Marvell Phy with fibre support.
> 
> There is a lot more broken than just that.
> 
> You really should remove all code which is accessing the PHY, and add
> support to phylib and the drivers for what you need.
> 
>     Andrew
After adding genphy_loopback support, I will try it. Thanks for pointing out.

Best Regards
Yunsheng Lin