netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: lantiq: Wait for the GPHY firmware to be ready

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Message-ID: <20201115155753.GC1701029@lunn.ch>
Date:   Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:57:53 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>
Cc:     hauke@...ke-m.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org, vivien.didelot@...il.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, olteanv@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: lantiq: Wait for the GPHY firmware to be ready

> Add a 300ms delay after initializing all GPHYs to ensure that the GPHY
> firmware had enough time to initialize and to appear on the MDIO bus.
> Unfortunately there is no (known) documentation on what the minimum time
> to wait after releasing the reset on an internal PHY so play safe and
> take the one for the external variant. Only wait after the last GPHY
> firmware is loaded to not slow down the initialization too much (
> xRX200 has two GPHYs but newer SoCs have at least three GPHYs).

Hi Martin

Could this be moved into gswip_gphy_fw_list() where the actual
firmware download happens?

To me that seems like the more logical place.

Otherwise

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew