Re: [PATCH net-next v2 06/10] net: phy: print an info if a broken C45 bus is found

From: Simon Horman
Date: Fri Jun 23 2023 - 16:36:29 EST


On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 07:42:08PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 12:29:15PM +0200, Michael Walle wrote:
> > If there is an PHY which gets confused by C45 transactions on the MDIO
> > bus, print an info together with the PHY identifier of the offending
> > one.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <mwalle@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> > I wasn't sure if this should be phydev_dbg() or phydev_info(). I mainly
> > see this as an info to a user why some PHYs might not be probed (or
> > c45-over-c22 is used later).
>
> The information is useful to the DT writer, not the 'user'. I would
> assume the DT writer has a bit more kernel knowledge and can debug
> prints on. So i would suggest phydev_dbg().
>
> > @@ -617,10 +617,10 @@ static int mdiobus_scan_bus_c45(struct mii_bus *bus)
> > */
> > void mdiobus_scan_for_broken_c45_access(struct mii_bus *bus)
> > {
> > + struct phy_device *phydev;
> > int i;
> >
> > for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++) {
> > - struct phy_device *phydev;
> > u32 oui;
>
> It is not clear why you changed the scope of phydev. I guess another
> version used phydev_info(), where as now you have dev_info()?

I think it is so it can be used in the dev_info() call below.
However Smatch has it's doubts that it is always initialised there.

.../mdio_bus.c:638 mdiobus_scan_for_broken_c45_access() error: we previously assumed 'phydev' could be null (see line 627)

> > phydev = mdiobus_get_phy(bus, i);

Line 627 immediately follows the line above, like this:

if (!phydev)
continue;

> > @@ -633,6 +633,11 @@ void mdiobus_scan_for_broken_c45_access(struct mii_bus *bus)
> > break;
> > }
> > }
> > +
> > + if (bus->prevent_c45_access)
> > + dev_info(&bus->dev,
> > + "Detected broken PHY (ID %08lx). Disabling C45 bus transactions.\n",
> > + (unsigned long)phydev->phy_id);
> > }
> >
> > /**
> >
> > --
> > 2.39.2
> >
>