Re: [PATCH net-next 4/7] net: mscc: ocelot: don't rely on cached verify_status in ocelot_port_get_mm()

[Simon Horman]

On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 08:05:48PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> ocelot_mm_update_port_status() updates mm->verify_status, but when the
> verification state of a port changes, an IRQ isn't emitted, but rather,
> only when the verification state reaches one of the final states (like
> DISABLED, FAILED, SUCCEEDED) - things that would affect mm->tx_active,
> which is what the IRQ *is* actually emitted for.
> 
> That is to say, user space may miss reports of an intermediary MAC Merge
> verification state (like from INITIAL to VERIFYING), unless there was an
> IRQ notifying the driver of the change in mm->tx_active as well.
> 
> This is not a huge deal, but for reliable reporting to user space, let's
> call ocelot_mm_update_port_status() synchronously from
> ocelot_port_get_mm(), which makes user space see the current MM status.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>