Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: phy: realtek: Add optional external PHY clock

From: Detlev Casanova
Date: Thu Jun 01 2023 - 14:53:05 EST


On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 3:08:53 P.M. EDT Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> On 31.05.2023 17:03, Detlev Casanova wrote:
> > In some cases, the PHY can use an external clock source instead of a
> > crystal.
> >
> > Add an optional clock in the phy node to make sure that the clock source
> > is enabled, if specified, before probing.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Detlev Casanova <detlev.casanova@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > drivers/net/phy/realtek.c | 7 +++++++
> > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
> > index 3d99fd6664d7..70c75dbbf799 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
> > @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
> >
> > #include <linux/phy.h>
> > #include <linux/module.h>
> > #include <linux/delay.h>
> >
> > +#include <linux/clk.h>
> >
> > #define RTL821x_PHYSR 0x11
> > #define RTL821x_PHYSR_DUPLEX BIT(13)
> >
> > @@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ struct rtl821x_priv {
> >
> > u16 phycr1;
> > u16 phycr2;
> > bool has_phycr2;
> >
> > + struct clk *clk;
> >
> > };
> >
> > static int rtl821x_read_page(struct phy_device *phydev)
> >
> > @@ -103,6 +105,11 @@ static int rtl821x_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
> >
> > if (!priv)
> >
> > return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > + priv->clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(dev, "xtal");
>
> Why add priv->clk if it isn't used outside probe()?
>
> How about suspend/resume? Would it make sense to stop the clock
> whilst PHY is suspended?

I'm not sure about this. Isn't the clock still necessary when suspended for
things like wake on lan ?

> > + if (IS_ERR(priv->clk))
> > + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(priv->clk),
> > + "failed to get phy xtal
clock\n");
> > +
> >
> > ret = phy_read_paged(phydev, 0xa43, RTL8211F_PHYCR1);
> > if (ret < 0)
> >
> > return ret;