Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/7] net: ethernet: fs_enet: drop the .adjust_link custom fs_ops

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Fri Aug 30 2024 - 17:06:25 EST


> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
> @@ -649,12 +649,7 @@ static void fs_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
> unsigned long flags;
>
> spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->lock, flags);
> -
> - if (fep->ops->adjust_link)
> - fep->ops->adjust_link(dev);
> - else
> - generic_adjust_link(dev);
> -
> + generic_adjust_link(dev);
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->lock, flags);

Holding a spinlock is pretty unusual. We are in thread context, and
the phydev mutex is held. Looking at generic_adjust_link, do any of
the fep->foo variables actually need protecting, particularly from
changes in interrupts context?

Andrew