Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 06/10] net: ethtool: Introduce a command to list PHYs on an interface

[Maxime Chevallier]

On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:40:27 +0100
Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > +ethnl_phy_reply_size(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
> > +		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> > +{
> > +	struct phy_device_node *pdn;
> > +	struct phy_device *phydev;
> > +	struct link_topology *lt;
> > +	unsigned long index;
> > +	size_t size;
> > +
> > +	lt = &req_base->dev->link_topo;
> > +
> > +	size = nla_total_size(0);
> > +
> > +	xa_for_each(&lt->phys, index, pdn) {
> > +		phydev = pdn->phy;
> > +
> > +		/* ETHTOOL_A_PHY_INDEX */
> > +		size += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
> > +
> > +		/* ETHTOOL_A_DRVNAME */
> > +		size += nla_total_size(strlen(phydev->drv->name));
> > +
> > +		/* ETHTOOL_A_NAME */
> > +		size += nla_total_size(strlen(dev_name(&phydev->mdio.dev)));
> > +
> > +		/* ETHTOOL_A_PHY_UPSTREAM_TYPE */
> > +		size += nla_total_size(sizeof(u8));
> > +
> > +		/* ETHTOOL_A_PHY_ID */
> > +		size += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
> > +
> > +		if (phy_on_sfp(phydev)) {
> > +			/* ETHTOOL_A_PHY_UPSTREAM_SFP_NAME */
> > +			if (sfp_get_name(pdn->parent_sfp_bus))
> > +				size += nla_total_size(strlen(sfp_get_name(pdn->parent_sfp_bus)));  
> 
> Have you tried a modular build?

Now that you mention it, no. I did try with CONFIG_SFP disabled, but
not as a module, I'll add it to my test suite.

> 
> sfp_get_name() could be in a module, and then you will get linker
> errors. It is all a bit messy calling into phylib from ethtool :-(
> 
> This might actually be the only function you need? If so, its small
> enough you can move it into a header as a static inline function.

It's the only one indeed, so as add it as a header function then.

Thanks,

Maxime

>        Andrew