netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 03/19] net: ravb: Make reset controller support mandatory

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdWTE=AUEd5iqd4Qm04sgFcGtHkbYEQJH9A=qPWph=S4+g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 10:38:56 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Claudiu <claudiu.beznea@...on.dev>
Cc: s.shtylyov@....ru, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, 
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, richardcochran@...il.com, 
	p.zabel@...gutronix.de, yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@...esas.com, 
	wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	geert+renesas@...der.be, Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@...renesas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 03/19] net: ravb: Make reset controller
 support mandatory

Hi Claudiu,

On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 9:24 AM Claudiu <claudiu.beznea@...on.dev> wrote:
> From: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@...renesas.com>
>
> On the RZ/G3S SoC the reset controller is mandatory for the IP to work.
> The device tree binding documentation for the ravb driver specifies that
> the resets are mandatory. Based on this, make the resets mandatory also in
> driver for all ravb devices.
>
> Reviewed-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@....ru>
> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@...renesas.com>

> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
> @@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@ static int ravb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>                 return -EINVAL;
>         }
>
> -       rstc = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive(&pdev->dev, NULL);
> +       rstc = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, NULL);
>         if (IS_ERR(rstc))
>                 return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(rstc),
>                                      "failed to get cpg reset\n");

Upon second look, you also have to make config RAVB select
RESET_CONTROLLER.
Currently, you can build an R-Car Gen[234] kernel with RESET_CONTROLLER
disabled, causing devm_reset_control_get_exclusive() to fail
unconditionally.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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