Re: [PATCH NET 1/2] net: phy: Add phy loopback support in net phy framework

[Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@huawei.com>]

Hi, Andrew

On 2017/6/23 11:16, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> +int genphy_loopback(struct phy_device *phydev, bool enable)
>> +{
>> +	int value;
>> +
>> +	if (enable) {
>> +		value = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
>> +		phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, value | BMCR_LOOPBACK);
>> +	} else {
>> +		value = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
>> +		phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, value & ~BMCR_LOOPBACK);
>> +	}
> 
> You should add error checking here. Both phy_read and phy_write can
> return an error. Also, do the read and write once.
Thanks for pointing out, will do that next vesion.

> 
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_loopback);
>> +
>> +static int gen10g_loopback(struct phy_device *phydev, bool enable)
>> +{
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
> 
> This is pointless. The core code in phy.c should first check if the
> function exists before calling it. So not having a 10g method is fine.
> 
will remove it next vesion.

Best Regards
Yunsheng Lin