netdev - Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] net: dsa: rtl8366rb: Quick fix to work with fw

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Date:   Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:29:01 +0000
From:   Alvin Šipraga <ALSI@...g-olufsen.dk>
To:     Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
CC:     "kernel-team@...roid.com" <kernel-team@...roid.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] net: dsa: rtl8366rb: Quick fix to work with
 fw_devlink=on

Hi Saravana,

 From looking at the code, the Marvell DSA driver mv88e6xxx may also 
suffer from the same problem if fw_devlink=on. Maybe somebody (Andrew?) 
could test so that you know whether include a simlar patch to that 
driver in your series.

Other drivers may be effected too - as Andrew said in the other thread, 
this is not an uncommon pattern for DSA drivers.

On 8/26/21 9:45 AM, Saravana Kannan wrote:
> This is just a quick fix to make this driver work with fw_devlink=on.
> The proper fix might need a significant amount of rework of the driver
> of the framework to use a component device model.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com>

With the caveat that it's a test with my RFC rtl8365mb subdriver...

Tested-by: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@...g-olufsen.dk>

Kind regards,
Alvin

> ---
>   drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c | 7 +++++++
>   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c
> index 8e49d4f85d48..f79c174f4954 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c
> @@ -394,6 +394,13 @@ static int realtek_smi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   	var = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
>   	np = dev->of_node;
>   
> +	/* This driver assumes the child PHYs would be probed successfully
> +	 * before this functions returns. That's not a valid assumption, but
> +	 * let fw_devlink know so that this driver continues to function with
> +	 * fw_devlink=on.
> +	 */
> +	np->fwnode.flags |= FWNODE_FLAG_BROKEN_PARENT;
> +
>   	smi = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*smi) + var->chip_data_sz, GFP_KERNEL);
>   	if (!smi)
>   		return -ENOMEM;
>