Re: [PATCH net 1/1] net: phy: marvell: add link status check before enabling phy loopback

[Andrew Lunn]

> @@ -2015,14 +2016,23 @@ static int m88e1510_loopback(struct phy_device *phydev, bool enable)
>  		if (err < 0)
>  			return err;
>  
> -		/* FIXME: Based on trial and error test, it seem 1G need to have
> -		 * delay between soft reset and loopback enablement.
> -		 */
> -		if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000)
> -			msleep(1000);
> +		if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000) {
> +			err = phy_read_poll_timeout(phydev, MII_BMSR, val, val & BMSR_LSTATUS,
> +						    PHY_LOOP_BACK_SLEEP,
> +						    PHY_LOOP_BACK_TIMEOUT, true);

Is this link with itself?

Have you tested this with the cable unplugged?

> +			if (err)
> +				return err;

I'm just trying to ensure we don't end up here with -ETIMEDOUT.

>  
> +#define PHY_LOOP_BACK_SLEEP	1000000
> +#define PHY_LOOP_BACK_TIMEOUT	8000000

The kernel seems to be pretty consistent in having loopback as one
word.

	Andrew