Re: [PATCH net-next v3 5/6] net: ravb: Do not apply features to hardware if the interface is down

[Sergey Shtylyov]

On 2/13/24 12:41 PM, Claudiu wrote:

> From: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Do not apply features to hardware if the interface is down. In case runtime
> PM is enabled, and while the interface is down, the IP will be in reset
> mode (as for some platforms disabling the clocks will switch the IP to
> reset mode, which will lead to losing register contents) and applying
> settings in reset mode is not an option. Instead, cache the features and
> apply them in ravb_open() through ravb_emac_init().
> 
> To avoid accessing the hardware while the interface is down
> pm_runtime_active() check was introduced. Along with it the device runtime
> PM usage counter has been incremented to avoid disabling the device clocks
> while the check is in progress (if any).
> 
> Commit prepares for the addition of runtime PM.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx>

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MBR, Sergey