Re: [PATCH 3/6] ravb: remove custom .set_link_ksettings from ethtool ops

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 02:11:55PM +0300, Vladimir Zapolskiy wrote:
> The change replaces a custom implementation of .set_link_ksettings
> callback with a shared phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings(), this fixes
> sleep in atomic context bug, which is encountered every time when link
> settings are changed by ethtool.
> 
> Now duplex mode setting is enforced in ravb_adjust_link() only, also
> now TX/RX is disabled when link is put down or modifications to E-MAC
> registers ECMR and GECMR are expected for both cases of checked and
> ignored link status pin state from E-MAC interrupt handler.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Zapolskiy <vladimir_zapolskiy@mentor.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c | 58 +++++++++-----------------------
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
> index 3d91caa44176..0d811c02ff34 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
> @@ -980,6 +980,13 @@ static void ravb_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
>  	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
>  	struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
>  	bool new_state = false;
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +
> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);

Hi Vladimir

It is pretty unusual to see an adjust_link callback take a lock. Is it
clearly defined what it is protecting?

	Andrew