netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] net: phy: add Maxlinear GPY115/21x/24x driver

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Date:   Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:10:36 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Liang Xu <lxu@...linear.com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "hkallweit1@...il.com" <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "vee.khee.wong@...ux.intel.com" <vee.khee.wong@...ux.intel.com>,
        "linux@...linux.org.uk" <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Hauke Mehrtens <hmehrtens@...linear.com>,
        Thomas Mohren <tmohren@...linear.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] net: phy: add Maxlinear GPY115/21x/24x driver

> > > +static int gpy_read_abilities(struct phy_device *phydev)
> > > +{
> > > + int ret;
> > > +
> > > + ret = genphy_read_abilities(phydev);
> > > + if (ret < 0)
> > > + return ret;
> > > +
> > > + /* Detect 2.5G/5G support. */
> > > + ret = phy_read_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_PMAPMD, MDIO_STAT2);
> > > + if (ret < 0)
> > > + return ret;
> > > + if (!(ret & MDIO_PMA_STAT2_EXTABLE))
> > > + return 0;
> > > +
> > > + ret = phy_read_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_PMAPMD, MDIO_PMA_EXTABLE);
> > > + if (ret < 0)
> > > + return ret;
> > > + if (!(ret & MDIO_PMA_EXTABLE_NBT))
> > > + return 0;
> > > +
> > > + ret = phy_read_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_PMAPMD, MDIO_PMA_NG_EXTABLE);
> > > + if (ret < 0)
> > > + return ret;
> > > +
> > > + linkmode_mod_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_2500baseT_Full_BIT,
> > > + phydev->supported,
> > > + ret & MDIO_PMA_NG_EXTABLE_2_5GBT);
> > > +
> > > + linkmode_mod_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_5000baseT_Full_BIT,
> > > + phydev->supported,
> > > + ret & MDIO_PMA_NG_EXTABLE_5GBT);
> >
> > This does not access vendor specific registers, should not this be part
> > of the standard genphy_read_abilities() or moved to a helper?
> >
> genphy_read_abilities does not cover 2.5G.
> 
> genphy_c45_pma_read_abilities checks C45 ids and this check fail if 
> is_c45 is not set.

You appear to of ignored my comment about this. Please add the helper
to the core as i suggested, and then use
genphy_c45_pma_read_abilities().

	Andrew