Re: [PATCH net-next v5 2/5] net: phy: microchip_ptp : Add ptp library for Microchip phys

[Paolo Abeni]

On 12/3/24 09:52, Divya Koppera wrote:
> +struct mchp_ptp_clock *mchp_ptp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 mmd,
> +				      u16 clk_base_addr, u16 port_base_addr)
> +{
> +	struct mchp_ptp_clock *clock;
> +	int rc;
> +
> +	clock = devm_kzalloc(&phydev->mdio.dev, sizeof(*clock), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!clock)
> +		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> +
> +	clock->port_base_addr	= port_base_addr;
> +	clock->clk_base_addr	= clk_base_addr;
> +	clock->mmd		= mmd;
> +
> +	/* Register PTP clock */
> +	clock->caps.owner          = THIS_MODULE;
> +	snprintf(clock->caps.name, 30, "%s", phydev->drv->name);
> +	clock->caps.max_adj        = MCHP_PTP_MAX_ADJ;
> +	clock->caps.n_ext_ts       = 0;
> +	clock->caps.pps            = 0;
> +	clock->caps.adjfine        = mchp_ptp_ltc_adjfine;
> +	clock->caps.adjtime        = mchp_ptp_ltc_adjtime;
> +	clock->caps.gettime64      = mchp_ptp_ltc_gettime64;
> +	clock->caps.settime64      = mchp_ptp_ltc_settime64;
> +	clock->ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&clock->caps,
> +					      &phydev->mdio.dev);
> +	if (IS_ERR(clock->ptp_clock))
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +
> +	/* Initialize the SW */
> +	skb_queue_head_init(&clock->tx_queue);
> +	skb_queue_head_init(&clock->rx_queue);
> +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clock->rx_ts_list);
> +	spin_lock_init(&clock->rx_ts_lock);
> +	mutex_init(&clock->ptp_lock);

The s/w initialization is completed after successfully registering the
new ptp clock, is that safe? It looks like it may race with ptp callbacks.

Cheers,

Paolo