Re: [PATCH] new device support for forcedeth.c second try

[Francois Romieu]

Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.kernel.2004@xxxxxxx> :
[...]
> +static int phy_reset(struct net_device *dev)
> +{
> +	struct fe_priv *np = get_nvpriv(dev);
> +	u32 miicontrol;
> +	u32 microseconds = 0;
> +	u32 milliseconds = 0;
> +
> +	miicontrol = mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, MII_BMCR, MII_READ);
> +	miicontrol |= BMCR_RESET;
> +	if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, MII_BMCR, miicontrol)) {
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	//wait for 500ms
> +	mdelay(500);
> +
> +	//must wait till reset is deasserted
> +	while (miicontrol & BMCR_RESET) {
> +		udelay(NV_MIIBUSY_DELAY);
> +		miicontrol = mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, MII_BMCR, MII_READ);
> +		microseconds++;
> +		if (microseconds == 20) {
> +			microseconds = 0;
> +			milliseconds++;
> +		}
> +		if (milliseconds > 50)
> +			return -1;
> +	}
> +	return 0;
> +}

Afaiks this function is not called from a spinlocked nor is it time-critical.
You should make it use schedule_timeout().

--
Ueimor
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