Re: [PATCH 2/3] net: ethernet: add c45 PHY support in MDIO read/write functions.

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Sat Feb 23 2019 - 10:23:24 EST


> >On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 08:12:42PM +0000, Parshuram Thombare wrote:
> >> This patch modify MDIO read/write functions to support communication
> >> with C45 PHY in Cadence ethernet controller driver.
> >
> >Hi Parshuram
> >
> >Are all versions of the MDIO controller capable of doing C45?
> >
> > Andrew
> Now driver support c22 and c45 PHY.
> Are you suggesting to add check for C45 PHY using is_c45 in phydev ?

You are unconditionally supporting C45. Are there versions of the
hardware which don't actually support C45? You have this endless loop:

+ /* wait for end of transfer */
+ while (!MACB_BFEXT(IDLE, macb_readl(bp, NSR)))
+ cpu_relax();

If there is hardware which does not support C45, will this loop
forever?

Andrew