netdev - [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: sfp: only use soft polling if we have A2h access

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Message-Id: <E1paIdo-00DUP7-92@rmk-PC.armlinux.org.uk>
Date:   Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:57:16 +0000
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: sfp: only use soft polling if we have A2h
 access

The soft state bits are stored in the A2h memory space, and require
SFF-8472 compliance. This is what our have_a2 flag tells us, so use
this to indicate whether we should attempt to use the soft signals.

Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
---
 drivers/net/phy/sfp.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index 4ff07b5a5590..39e3095796d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -2284,7 +2284,11 @@ static void sfp_sm_main(struct sfp *sfp, unsigned int event)
 		    sfp->sm_dev_state != SFP_DEV_UP)
 			break;
 
-		if (!(sfp->id.ext.diagmon & SFP_DIAGMON_ADDRMODE))
+		/* Only use the soft state bits if we have access to the A2h
+		 * memory, which implies that we have some level of SFF-8472
+		 * compliance.
+		 */
+		if (sfp->have_a2)
 			sfp_soft_start_poll(sfp);
 
 		sfp_module_tx_enable(sfp);
-- 
2.30.2