RE: [PATCH v6 3/3] net: phy: Add gmiitorgmii converter support

[Appana Durga Kedareswara Rao]

Hi Andrew,

	Thanks for the review...

> 
> > +static int xgmiitorgmii_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev) {
> > +	struct gmii2rgmii *priv = phydev->priv;
> > +	u16 val = 0;
> > +
> > +	priv->phy_drv->read_status(phydev);
> 
> This can return an error, in which case phydev->speed should not be trusted.

Will fix...

> 
> I've not thought locking all the way through yet. I don't think you need a lock
> here, but i need to think about it.

Ok...

> 
> > +
> > +	val = mdiobus_read(phydev->mdio.bus, priv->addr,
> > +XILINX_GMII2RGMII_REG);
> 
> You should check for an error here.
> 
> > +	val &= XILINX_GMII2RGMII_SPEED_MASK;
> > +
> > +	if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000)
> > +		val |= BMCR_SPEED1000;
> > +	else if (phydev->speed == SPEED_100)
> > +		val |= BMCR_SPEED100;
> > +	else
> > +		val |= BMCR_SPEED10;
> 
> What happens if for example the PHY is an aquantia and has negotiated
> SPEED_2500? Some Marvell PHYs can also do odd speeds, like 200Mbps.
> You probably want to return an error, rather than silently have things go wrong.

Will fix...

> 
> > +
> > +	mdiobus_write(phydev->mdio.bus, priv->addr,
> XILINX_GMII2RGMII_REG,
> > +val);
> 
> This can also return an error.

Will fix...

> 
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int xgmiitorgmii_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev) {
> > +	struct device *dev = &mdiodev->dev;
> > +	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node, *phy_node;
> > +	struct gmii2rgmii *priv;
> > +
> > +	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!priv)
> > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +	phy_node = of_parse_phandle(np, "phy-handle", 0);
> > +	if (IS_ERR(phy_node)) {
> > +		dev_err(dev, "Couldn't parse phy-handle\n");
> > +		return -ENODEV;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	priv->phy_dev = of_phy_find_device(phy_node);
> > +	if (!priv->phy_dev) {
> > +		dev_info(dev, "Couldn't find phydev\n");
> > +		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	priv->addr = mdiodev->addr;
> > +	priv->phy_drv = priv->phy_dev->drv;
> > +	memcpy(&priv->conv_phy_drv, priv->phy_dev->drv,
> > +	       sizeof(struct phy_driver));
> > +	priv->conv_phy_drv.read_status = xgmiitorgmii_read_status;
> > +	priv->phy_dev->priv = priv;
> > +	priv->phy_dev->drv = &priv->conv_phy_drv;
> 
> So from this point onward, the phy driver depends on the memory allocated by
> this driver. If this driver goes away, freeing its memory, the next call to
> read_status() is going to have a problem.
> 
> Also, i think this assignment should take the phy lock, just to be safe.

Ok will fix....

> 
> There also needs to be some thought into what happens if the phy driver is
> unloaded. Should this driver take a reference on the phy driver to prevent that?

Ok will increment the reference count of the external phy device...


Regards,
Kedar.

> 
>        Andrew