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Message-ID: <670000cb119a2396dee6ac346fa2a74886559b49.camel@andred.net>
Date:   Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:15:07 +0100
From:   André Draszik <git@...red.net>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc:     lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: at803x: stop switching phy delay config
 needlessly

Hi,

On Fri, 2019-08-09 at 14:09 +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> Hi Andre,
> 
> On Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 13:00, André Draszik <git@...red.net> wrote:
> > Hi Vladimir,
> > 
> > On Fri, 2019-08-09 at 12:43 +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > > Hi Andre,
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 03:58, André Draszik <git@...red.net> wrote:
> > > > This driver does a funny dance disabling and re-enabling
> > > > RX and/or TX delays. In any of the RGMII-ID modes, it first
> > > > disables the delays, just to re-enable them again right
> > > > away. This looks like a needless exercise.
> > > > 
> > > > Just enable the respective delays when in any of the
> > > > relevant 'id' modes, and disable them otherwise.
> > > > 
> > > > Also, remove comments which don't add anything that can't be
> > > > seen by looking at the code.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: André Draszik <git@...red.net>
> > > > CC: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> > > > CC: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> > > > CC: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
> > > > CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> > > > CC: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> > > > ---
> > > 
> > > Is there any particular problem you're facing? Does this make any difference?
> > 
> > This is a clean-up, reducing the number of lines and if statements
> > by removing unnecessary code paths and comments.
> > 
> 
> Ok. Did checkpatch not complain about the braces which you left open
> around a single line?

It actually doesn't... Should I send a v2?


Cheers,
Andre'

> 
> > Cheers,
> > Andre'
> > 
> > 
> > > >  drivers/net/phy/at803x.c | 26 ++++++--------------------
> > > >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> > > > index 222ccd9ecfce..2ab51f552e92 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> > > > @@ -257,35 +257,21 @@ static int at803x_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
> > > >          *   after HW reset: RX delay enabled and TX delay disabled
> > > >          *   after SW reset: RX delay enabled, while TX delay retains the
> > > >          *   value before reset.
> > > > -        *
> > > > -        * So let's first disable the RX and TX delays in PHY and enable
> > > > -        * them based on the mode selected (this also takes care of RGMII
> > > > -        * mode where we expect delays to be disabled)
> > > >          */
> > > > -
> > > > -       ret = at803x_disable_rx_delay(phydev);
> > > > -       if (ret < 0)
> > > > -               return ret;
> > > > -       ret = at803x_disable_tx_delay(phydev);
> > > > -       if (ret < 0)
> > > > -               return ret;
> > > > -
> > > >         if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID ||
> > > >             phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID) {
> > > > -               /* If RGMII_ID or RGMII_RXID are specified enable RX delay,
> > > > -                * otherwise keep it disabled
> > > > -                */
> > > >                 ret = at803x_enable_rx_delay(phydev);
> > > > -               if (ret < 0)
> > > > -                       return ret;
> > > > +       } else {
> > > > +               ret = at803x_disable_rx_delay(phydev);
> > > >         }
> > > > +       if (ret < 0)
> > > > +               return ret;
> > > > 
> > > >         if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID ||
> > > >             phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_TXID) {
> > > > -               /* If RGMII_ID or RGMII_TXID are specified enable TX delay,
> > > > -                * otherwise keep it disabled
> > > > -                */
> > > >                 ret = at803x_enable_tx_delay(phydev);
> > > > +       } else {
> > > > +               ret = at803x_disable_tx_delay(phydev);
> > > >         }
> > > > 
> > > >         return ret;
> > > > --
> > > > 2.20.1
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > -Vladimir
> 
> Thanks,
> -Vladimir