Re: [PATCH net-next v2 11/21] net: ravb: Move DBAT configuration to the driver's ndo_open API

[Sergey Shtylyov]

On 12/17/23 3:54 PM, claudiu beznea wrote:

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>>>> From: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> DBAT setup was done in the driver's probe API. As some IP variants switch
>>>> to reset mode (and thus registers' content is lost) when setting clocks
>>>> (due to module standby functionality) to be able to implement runtime PM
>>>> move the DBAT configuration in the driver's ndo_open API.
>>>>
>>>> This commit prepares the code for the addition of runtime PM.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Reviewed-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx>
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
>>>> index 04eaa1967651..6b8ca08be35e 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
>>>> @@ -1822,6 +1822,7 @@ static int ravb_open(struct net_device *ndev)
>>>>  		napi_enable(&priv->napi[RAVB_NC]);
>>>>  
>>>>  	ravb_set_delay_mode(ndev);
>>>> +	ravb_write(ndev, priv->desc_bat_dma, DBAT);
>>
>>    Looking at it again, I suspect this belong in ravb_dmac_init()...
> 
> ravb_dmac_init() is called from multiple places in this driver, e.g.,

   It's purpose is to configure AVB-DMAC and DBAT is the AVB-DMAC register,
right?

> ravb_set_ringparam(), ravb_tx_timeout_work().

   I know. Its value is only calculated once, in ravb_probe(), right?

> I'm afraid we may broke the behavior of these if DBAT setup is moved

   Do not be afraid! :-)

> in ravb_dmac_init(). This is also
> valid for setting delay (see patch 10/12).

   I don't think there will be a problem either... but maybe we
should call it in ravb_emac_init() indeed.

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MBR, Sergey