netdev - [PATCH net-next v2] net: phy: don't reschedule state machine when PHY is halted

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Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:34:25 +0200
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2] net: phy: don't reschedule state machine when PHY
 is halted

When being in state PHY_HALTED we don't have to reschedule the
state machine, phy_start() will start it again.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
v2:
- added comment
---
 drivers/net/phy/phy.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index a5e0f0721..a1f8e4816 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -1123,9 +1123,13 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* Only re-schedule a PHY state machine change if we are polling the
 	 * PHY, if PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT is set, then we will be moving
-	 * between states from phy_mac_interrupt()
+	 * between states from phy_mac_interrupt().
+	 *
+	 * In state PHY_HALTED the PHY gets suspended, so rescheduling the
+	 * state machine would be pointless and possibly error prone when
+	 * called from phy_disconnect() synchronously.
 	 */
-	if (phy_polling_mode(phydev))
+	if (phy_polling_mode(phydev) && old_state != PHY_HALTED)
 		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &phydev->state_queue,
 				   PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
 }
-- 
2.19.0