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SubjectRe: [PATCH net 2/2] net: phy: Check harder for errors in get_phy_id()
On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 09:47:59PM -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> Commit 02a6efcab675 ("net: phy: allow scanning busses with missing
> phys") added a special condition to return -ENODEV in case -ENODEV or
> -EIO was returned from the first read of the MII_PHYSID1 register.
>
> In case the MDIO bus data line pull-up is not strong enough, the MDIO
> bus controller will not flag this as a read error. This can happen when
> a pluggable daughter card is not connected and weak internal pull-ups
> are used (since that is the only option, otherwise the pins are
> floating).
>
> The second read of MII_PHYSID2 will be correctly flagged an error
> though, but now we will return -EIO which will be treated as a hard
> error, thus preventing MDIO bus scanning loops to continue succesfully.
>
> Apply the same logic to both register reads, thus allowing the scanning
> logic to proceed.

Hi Florian

Maybe extend the kerneldoc for this function to document the return
values and there special meanings?

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>

BTW: Did you look at get_phy_c45_ids()? Is it using the correct return
value? Given the current work being done to extend scanning to C45,
maybe it needs reviewing for issues like this.

Andrew

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