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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH net-next 5/6] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: add helper for switch ready
From:       Andrew Lunn <andrew () lunn ! ch>
Date:       2016-11-30 23:38:10
Message-ID: 20161130233810.GT21645 () lunn ! ch
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> +static int mv88e6xxx_wait_switch_ready(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
> +{
> +	const unsigned long timeout = jiffies + 1 * HZ;
> +	bool ready;
> +	int err;
> +
> +	/* Wait up to 1 second for switch to be ready.
> +	 * The switch is ready when all units inside the device (ATU, VTU, etc.)
> +	 * have finished their initialization and are ready to accept frames.
> +	 */
> +	while (time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
> +		err = mv88e6xxx_g1_init_ready(chip, &ready);
> +		if (err)
> +			return err;
> +
> +		if (ready)
> +			break;
> +
> +		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
> +	}
> +
> +	if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
> +		return -ETIMEDOUT;

As we have seen in the past, this sort of loop is broken if we end up
sleeping for a long time. Please take the opportunity to replace it
with one of our _wait() helpers, e.g. mv88e6xxx_g1_wait()

> +int mv88e6xxx_g1_init_ready(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, bool *ready)
> +{
> +	u16 val;
> +	int err;
> +
> +	/* Check the value of the InitReady bit 11 */
> +	err = mv88e6xxx_g1_read(chip, GLOBAL_STATUS, &val);
> +	if (err)
> +		return err;
> +
> +	*ready = !!(val & GLOBAL_STATUS_INIT_READY);

I would actually do the wait here.

> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +

Thanks

  Andrew
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