Re: [PATCH] net: phy: at803x: stop switching phy delay config needlessly

From: Vladimir Oltean
Date: Fri Aug 09 2019 - 07:09:18 EST


Hi Andre,

On Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 13:00, Andrà Draszik <git@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Vladimir,
>
> On Fri, 2019-08-09 at 12:43 +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > Hi Andre,
> >
> > On Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 03:58, Andrà Draszik <git@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > This driver does a funny dance disabling and re-enabling
> > > RX and/or TX delays. In any of the RGMII-ID modes, it first
> > > disables the delays, just to re-enable them again right
> > > away. This looks like a needless exercise.
> > >
> > > Just enable the respective delays when in any of the
> > > relevant 'id' modes, and disable them otherwise.
> > >
> > > Also, remove comments which don't add anything that can't be
> > > seen by looking at the code.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Andrà Draszik <git@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > CC: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>
> > > CC: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > CC: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > CC: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > ---
> >
> > Is there any particular problem you're facing? Does this make any difference?
>
> This is a clean-up, reducing the number of lines and if statements
> by removing unnecessary code paths and comments.
>

Ok. Did checkpatch not complain about the braces which you left open
around a single line?

>
> Cheers,
> Andre'
>
>
> >
> > > drivers/net/phy/at803x.c | 26 ++++++--------------------
> > > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> > > index 222ccd9ecfce..2ab51f552e92 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> > > @@ -257,35 +257,21 @@ static int at803x_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
> > > * after HW reset: RX delay enabled and TX delay disabled
> > > * after SW reset: RX delay enabled, while TX delay retains the
> > > * value before reset.
> > > - *
> > > - * So let's first disable the RX and TX delays in PHY and enable
> > > - * them based on the mode selected (this also takes care of RGMII
> > > - * mode where we expect delays to be disabled)
> > > */
> > > -
> > > - ret = at803x_disable_rx_delay(phydev);
> > > - if (ret < 0)
> > > - return ret;
> > > - ret = at803x_disable_tx_delay(phydev);
> > > - if (ret < 0)
> > > - return ret;
> > > -
> > > if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID ||
> > > phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID) {
> > > - /* If RGMII_ID or RGMII_RXID are specified enable RX delay,
> > > - * otherwise keep it disabled
> > > - */
> > > ret = at803x_enable_rx_delay(phydev);
> > > - if (ret < 0)
> > > - return ret;
> > > + } else {
> > > + ret = at803x_disable_rx_delay(phydev);
> > > }
> > > + if (ret < 0)
> > > + return ret;
> > >
> > > if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID ||
> > > phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_TXID) {
> > > - /* If RGMII_ID or RGMII_TXID are specified enable TX delay,
> > > - * otherwise keep it disabled
> > > - */
> > > ret = at803x_enable_tx_delay(phydev);
> > > + } else {
> > > + ret = at803x_disable_tx_delay(phydev);
> > > }
> > >
> > > return ret;
> > > --
> > > 2.20.1
> > >
> >
> > Regards,
> > -Vladimir
>

Thanks,
-Vladimir