Re: [PATCH net 1/1] net: stmmac: check fwnode for phy device before scanning for phy

From: Russell King (Oracle)
Date: Wed Apr 05 2023 - 06:18:54 EST


On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 05:39:45PM +0800, Michael Sit Wei Hong wrote:
> Some DT devices already have phy device configured in the DT/ACPI.
> Current implementation scans for a phy unconditionally even though
> there is a phy listed in the DT/ACPI and already attached.
>
> We should check the fwnode if there is any phy device listed in
> fwnode and decide whether to scan for a phy to attach to.y
>
> Reported-by: Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Suggested-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Fixes: fe2cfbc96803 ("net: stmmac: check if MAC needs to attach to a PHY")
> Signed-off-by: Michael Sit Wei Hong <michael.wei.hong.sit@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 15 +++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> index d41a5f92aee7..7ca9be7bec06 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> @@ -1134,22 +1134,26 @@ static void stmmac_check_pcs_mode(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
> static int stmmac_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
> {
> struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
> + struct fwnode_handle *phy_fwnode;
> struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
> - bool phy_needed;
> int ret;
>
> + if (!phylink_expects_phy(priv->phylink))
> + return 0;
> +
> fwnode = of_fwnode_handle(priv->plat->phylink_node);
> if (!fwnode)
> fwnode = dev_fwnode(priv->device);
>
> if (fwnode)
> - ret = phylink_fwnode_phy_connect(priv->phylink, fwnode, 0);
> + phy_fwnode = fwnode_get_phy_node(fwnode);
> + else
> + phy_fwnode = NULL;
>
> - phy_needed = phylink_expects_phy(priv->phylink);
> /* Some DT bindings do not set-up the PHY handle. Let's try to
> * manually parse it
> */
> - if (!fwnode || phy_needed || ret) {
> + if (!phy_fwnode || IS_ERR(phy_fwnode)) {
> int addr = priv->plat->phy_addr;
> struct phy_device *phydev;
>
> @@ -1165,6 +1169,9 @@ static int stmmac_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
> }
>
> ret = phylink_connect_phy(priv->phylink, phydev);
> + } else {
> + fwnode_handle_put(phy_fwnode);
> + ret = phylink_fwnode_phy_connect(priv->phylink, fwnode, 0);
> }
>
> if (!priv->plat->pmt) {

LGTM, thanks for taking on board my suggestion.

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