netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: phy: aquantia: add rate

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Date:   Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:58:26 -0800
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     madalin.bucur@....nxp.com, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, hkallweit1@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        ykaukab@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: phy: aquantia: add rate_adaptation
 indication

On 1/22/20 5:59 AM, Madalin Bucur wrote:
> The AQR PHYs are able to perform rate adaptation between
> the system interface and the line interfaces. When such
> a PHY is deployed, the ethernet driver should not limit
> the modes supported or advertised by the PHY. This patch
> introduces the bit that allows checking for this feature
> in the phy_device structure and its use for the Aquantia
> PHYs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@....nxp.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/phy/aquantia_main.c | 3 +++
>  include/linux/phy.h             | 3 +++
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/aquantia_main.c b/drivers/net/phy/aquantia_main.c
> index 975789d9349d..36fdd523b758 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/aquantia_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/aquantia_main.c
> @@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ static int aqr_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
>  	u16 reg;
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	/* add here as this is called for all devices */
> +	phydev->rate_adaptation = 1;

How about introducing a new PHY_SUPPORTS_RATE_ADAPTATION flag and you
set that directly from the phy_driver entry? using the "flags" bitmask
instead of adding another structure member to phy_device?

> +
>  	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE)
>  		return genphy_c45_pma_setup_forced(phydev);
>  
> diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
> index dd4a91f1feaa..2a5c202333fc 100644
> --- a/include/linux/phy.h
> +++ b/include/linux/phy.h
> @@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ struct phy_device {
>  	/* Interrupts are enabled */
>  	unsigned interrupts:1;
>  
> +	/* Rate adaptation in the PHY */
> +	unsigned rate_adaptation:1;
> +
>  	enum phy_state state;
>  
>  	u32 dev_flags;
> 


-- 
Florian