From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [198.137.202.133]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8FB98606A32A for ; Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:42:16 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=lists.infradead.org header.i=@lists.infradead.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=bombadil.20210309 header.b=d8PuV2/8; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20251104 header.b=svHfJ8vX DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=bombadil.20210309; h=Sender: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:List-Subscribe:List-Help:List-Post: List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:References: Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description: Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID: List-Unsubscribe-Post:List-Owner; bh=aW+ZhTM4KcT3vdACDLHhH7GcQntlxTSsGA877ecVMyg=; b=d8PuV2/8Z7HEHpWLpOZ3oTAG5z lPrgH49AwpxxL/HyBNmHP6sAiIdg4TP0Gh1T9jaS3E8q6MJmB1BK5OjS5zRyG3uBTUSvD8Y11ZKTk M8ZcZzZf8Ep69KLRD0YtJe6IXndR9RDN1tEGzE7g8wgkkVfcpIiQW289L8jhOxxvfzVv2o4GFuSg/ KSfy2BkERI6FsCo+TWUpg1Kugtqefa2jmlwJuQ3ed92CInd9pOFmcBF9wOd6LQMjF5+YHnfcf0QRG I9xEWjslJX+G45yrkswgWml1a5U+JvfWUabM9jzVPT3yyDckZywF3wbY5EBwW4rfSwgTG5wdXz2tw QmdFuxLg==; Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.100.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1xLcl6-0000000444B-1LqN; Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:42:16 +0000 Received: from mail-pj1-x1032.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::1032]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.100.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1xLcl4-0000000443k-2yGs for linux-phy@lists.infradead.org; Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:42:15 +0000 Received: by mail-pj1-x1032.google.com with SMTP id 98e67ed59e1d1-3ae25008e2aso827084a91.2 for ; Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:42:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20251104; t=1793090534; x=1793695334; darn=lists.infradead.org; h=in-reply-to:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :content-type:mime-version:references:message-id:subject:cc:to:from :date:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to:content-type; bh=HO3eUNo6YHl/86Pkx4f7zdxkSoZXsSxNeQ0MlXL2Mv4=; b=svHfJ8vX03LVT6iIPF7Wz57VenRF86aJ+PT5SQA83y+sz9IJGV8aoePkEKueB+vKYe xOqx6X152NChWHGnV5a7UcJrcowehn71K8Fz1MpswRqWIlygO5VfVZbUdk1S3n3mFmcu JFulZcmZISJ/g17144h81Hpv4AqaGTZBoOvJYn8Yxk0etHIBWzdWsVpfIBhGGGF5JoyV qpI1GSCHBC9uLcWnFsMYm3bdkrQHTDn+gM2r1srp3uPwl61H9hMS8B0qDzliVz/UC7w3 VA15X8IcamA4QfGpZCijnh2hBmWRqhkSWlC+IfLLGi/TBXOzjS94KB/lHU3OafqDt+ox VLJQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20260707; t=1793090534; x=1793695334; h=in-reply-to:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :content-type:mime-version:references:message-id:subject:cc:to:from :date:x-gm-gg:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to:content-type; bh=HO3eUNo6YHl/86Pkx4f7zdxkSoZXsSxNeQ0MlXL2Mv4=; b=w+bWqoeaKsVUbWwXjTFVEMaRhau8fbkuOUa3h+FL0pLKQr+Zw1BpgYnKuvQiamvmUF CBwWA+Gg7YVeFUhOL7i2HiT10OS2+d6IY+ISatscFM8VG1Tnh+8FTnuWg6Pw4IVz13ef 7h5NvguDEY3QB7kz/oMVirr64WyfLAQQet9PPNFrDV3mN8vO0ksoLHlXWtpgxygRTRrt kjq2Svk5YtG+xMlrWeMvENwIzFwZlqXqi3eQvXaYVzIPf2WwcNTh9FNpk6ZR0M/O/jfC RWDGpK2VC/Ni6LeMZE4OgSDc2waD7QxwhXpgzSgUcdXZINiivZExLnCSNMkrBQuj8SIQ sxtA== X-Forwarded-Encrypted: i=1; AKwUvBxWC0Kryu3K7bugkEmk0BB8H6dzYRbbK4tNUeTAr1IHEnYyHrU9C6pu3Zk2TPxgsXIQreFk8jexfJ0=@lists.infradead.org X-Gm-Message-State: AFq9FYKIObmJup9QZG161WStnYH1qKF012ifyJ2XPrY8Qfk9hgYJDLBR sKufRc3qtKk8HRYDPF3Aks7QTb5DKF/0EHNXFIdHSo+bsjmyGLW9DTuXrz4AF4RnLA4= X-Gm-Gg: AYBFou0X4/oCH3tvDO3+qkWvY3z7fvmjCO8wf8m/9fpxWKmSltyBGCoaIFzWkK7QH3F eN3mNowwnZNkd/enotI6PFYnbMW1tUJXegl3Rxc4+kKCC9uxLOG2LH7NNm8vFtMl+9F1sT6xrsC DXhUsppnIW4GrPTpM3VA7WcO8Sq4gGrB2AVK35AP8MIn9WtPa3k7XtocGiBanws3MNeswLB86uw awiJGxh0p+V5TfQsUfu/5erGXr6qK/9YbOQpzDqvHk6OIrYa2Zdj9agPOUeEDVjwjDgIGl3Pgz0 CFxNu8J5Qw8u8+GN1mkr2lOx//ri2MzOFbyIAZnKsAvhfV0ofw+cy5Vhp6qxFgZUNBm2W3DdRAc rCXlzuAeFtdSYMfZvxw2pBYpEyM4U8ytAAyggXIaU3UxcPHpNO2Dkf8UiuGohBnOqi7QGIK1miy WngdgqKmOzrxy/q7IjtunkY619K/+I7eGilz575jnzLYlFzIsqtd/qtmpQfN3hq+4vhaHwz72XZ H0v75eOww0L5SpfWiN8OcCmbX6YXxiOm10Z8DL+oeAVa3PtESOxLQ== X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:548e:b0:3ac:8741:e2e4 with SMTP id 98e67ed59e1d1-3adeafad105mr7635070a91.52.1793090533442; Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:42:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([2001:19f0:8000:3e6e:5400:6ff:fe38:3d01]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d9443c01a7336-2eae64549dfsm5844425ad.4.2026.10.27.01.42.12 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:42:12 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:41:26 +0800 From: Inochi Amaoto To: Manivannan Sadhasivam , Inochi Amaoto Cc: Vinod Koul , Andy Shevchenko , Jonathan Corbet , Shuah Khan , Randy Dunlap , Neil Armstrong , Rhys Tumelty , linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-phy@lists.infradead.org, Yixun Lan , Longbin Li Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] phy: core: Add phy bulk data helper functions Message-ID: References: <20260929085235.469515-1-inochiama@gmail.com> <20260929085235.469515-4-inochiama@gmail.com> X-Archived-By: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.9.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20261027_014214_755101_613CED38 X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 21.13 ) X-Spam-Score: -2.1 (--) X-BeenThere: linux-phy@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Linux Phy Mailing list List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Sender: "linux-phy" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_EF,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN, FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-26) on aws-us-west-2-korg-listserv-alma10-1 T24gU3VuLCBPY3QgMTgsIDIwMjYgYXQgMDY6MDk6NDlQTSArMDUzMCwgTWFuaXZhbm5hbiBTYWRo YXNpdmFtIHdyb3RlOgo+IE9uIE1vbiwgT2N0IDA1LCAyMDI2IGF0IDA3OjQxOjUyUE0gKzA4MDAs IElub2NoaSBBbWFvdG8gd3JvdGU6Cj4gPiBPbiBNb24sIE9jdCAwNSwgMjAyNiBhdCAxMjoxMjo1 MVBNICswMjAwLCBWaW5vZCBLb3VsIHdyb3RlOgo+ID4gPiBPbiAyOS0wOS0yNiwgMTY6NTIsIElu b2NoaSBBbWFvdG8gd3JvdGU6Cj4gPiA+ID4gQWRkIHNldmVyYWwgaGVscGVyIGZ1bmN0aW9ucyB0 aGF0IGFsbG93IGRyaXZlcnMgdG8gZ2V0IHNldmVyYWwgcGh5Cj4gPiA+ID4gY29uc3VtZXJzIGlu IG9uZSBvcGVyYXRpb24uIElmIGFueSBvZiB0aGUgcGh5IGNhbm5vdCBiZSBhY3F1aXJlZCB0aGVu Cj4gPiA+ID4gYW55IHBoeXMgdGhhdCB3ZXJlIGdvdCB3aWxsIGJlIHB1dCBiZWZvcmUgcmV0dXJu aW5nIHRvIHRoZSBjYWxsZXIuCj4gPiA+IAo+ID4gPiBEbyB3ZSBoYXZlIG1hbnkgc3VjaCBleGFt cGxlcz8gUGh5IGlzIG5vdCBhIG1hbnkgcmVzb3VyY2UgbGlrZQo+ID4gPiBjbG9jay9yZWd1bGF0 b3JzLi4uIERvIHdlIHJlYWxseSBuZWVkIHRoaXMuIEhvdyBtYW55IGluIGtlcm5lbCB1c2Vycwo+ ID4gPiB3aWxsIGJlbmVmaXQgZnJvbSB0aGlzIEFQST8KPiA+ID4gCj4gPiAKPiA+IAo+ID4gSSBn dWVzcyB0aGUgZm9sbG93aW5nIGRyaXZlciBtYXkgYmVuZWZpdCBmcm9tIGJ1bGsgYXBpLiBNb3N0 IG9mIHRoZW0KPiA+IGFyZSBQQ0llIGRyaXZlcnMuLi4uCj4gPiAKPiA+IGRyaXZlcnMvYXRhL2Fo Y2lfaW14LmMKPiA+IGRyaXZlcnMvcGNpL2NvbnRyb2xsZXIvY2FkZW5jZS9wY2llLWNhZGVuY2Uu Ywo+ID4gZHJpdmVycy9wY2kvY29udHJvbGxlci9kd2MvcGNpLWRyYTd4eC5jCj4gPiBkcml2ZXJz L3BjaS9jb250cm9sbGVyL2R3Yy9wY2llLXRlZ3JhMTk0LmMKPiA+IGRyaXZlcnMvcGNpL2NvbnRy b2xsZXIvcGNpZS1yb2NrY2hpcC5jCj4gPiBkcml2ZXJzL3BjaS9jb250cm9sbGVyL2R3Yy9wY2ll LXFjb20uYwo+ID4gCj4gPiBOb3RlOiBJIG1lYW4gdGhlIGJ1bGsgYXBpLCBub3QganVzdCB0aGUg dGhpbmdzIEkgYWRkZWQuIEkgZ3Vlc3MgbWFueQo+ID4gbWF5IHdhbnQgZGV2bV9waHlfYnVsa19n ZXQoKSBvciBkZXZtX29mX3BoeV9idWxrX2dldCgpIGluc3RlYWQgb2YKPiA+IGRldm1fcGh5X2J1 bGtfZ2V0X2FsbCgpLgo+ID4gCj4gCj4gTm8uIEkgZG9uJ3QgdGhpbmsgdGhlIFBDSWUgaG9zdCBj b250cm9sbGVycyBuZWVkIHRoZSBQSFkgYnVsayBBUElzLiBNb3N0IG9mIHRoZQo+IHRpbWUgdGhl eSBuZWVkIHRvIGNvbnRyb2wgZWFjaCBQSFkgaW5kZXBlbmRlbnRseSBpbiBhIG11bHRpLXBvcnQg c2V0dXAuIFNvCj4gaGF2aW5nIHRoZSBidWxrIEFQSSBkb2Vzbid0IHNlZW0gbG9naWNhbCB0byBt ZS4KPiAKPiAtIE1hbmkKPiAKPiAtLSAKPiDgrq7grqPgrr/grrXgrqPgr43grqPgrqngr40g4K6a 4K6k4K6+4K6a4K6/4K614K6u4K+NCgpTb3JyeSBmb3IgbWlzc2luZyB0aGlzIG9uZS4gRm9yIG11 bHRpLXBvcnQgc2V0dXAsIHRoZSBhbnN3ZXIgaXMgbm8uIFRoZSBidWxrCkFQSSBpcyBub3QgYSBn b29kIGNob2ljZS4gQnV0IGZvciBtdWx0aS1sYW5lIHNldHVwIG9mIG9uZSBwb3J0LCBJIHRoaW5r IHRoZQphbnN3ZXIgaXMgeWVzLCB0aGUgZHJpdmVyIGNhbiBqdXN0IGNvbnRyb2wgdGhlIHBoeSB0 b2dldGhlciBhbmQgZG8gbm90IG5lZWQKYSBsb29wIGZvciB0aGF0LiBBdCBsZWFzdCBmb3IgcGNp ZS1yb2NrY2hpcC5jLCBJIHRoaW5rIGl0IGlzIHJlYXNvbmFibGUsIGl0cwpsb2dpYyBzaG93IGl0 IHVzZSBtdWx0aS1sYW5lIHNldHVwLCBzbyBJIHRoaW5rIGl0IGlzIGZpbmUgdG8gcG9ydC4KClJl Z2FyZHMsCklub2NoaQoKLS0gCmxpbnV4LXBoeSBtYWlsaW5nIGxpc3QKbGludXgtcGh5QGxpc3Rz LmluZnJhZGVhZC5vcmcKaHR0cHM6Ly9saXN0cy5pbmZyYWRlYWQub3JnL21haWxtYW4vbGlzdGlu Zm8vbGludXgtcGh5Cg== From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=209.85.216.42 ARC-Seal: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; t=1793090534; b=g7RphESyeVLqd9Pif8lOyAqFrO0DRN4dpM9lZ+HZVUYbPhPGUrLTo+QvqScc3AARctMc YyQG2v2K+JOAR1CTrX2VuUliIIXmWGTHIHAsVZahCQDT1kwQ7DmFvIhEu/A+iM01wJdYJ +Ug2ev3Nf0XI/nCV682pQ3oNYStngWStsH6rxEBTcSCnP++ch4qC9G2uA/WgmAo6uM7rS vuXK4VznbtEveNFacoGLAvfV/3Y3bosDAYSp+VmRzzJOkFP5Fl3uxbmmbFy5Rta/ZLZQk EYM56OIy3oK20OvVvkUQvxE3Lm5olEJOlWGG277mQcmWptVJpsefZRGJJqsj7gKKFHA== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1793090534; h=DMARC-Filter:Received:DKIM-Signature:X-Google-DKIM-Signature: X-Forwarded-Encrypted:X-Gm-Message-State:X-Gm-Gg:X-Received:Received: Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:Content-Transfer-Encoding: In-Reply-To; bh=HO3eUNo6YHl/86Pkx4f7zdxkSoZXsSxNeQ0MlXL2Mv4=; b=VPrHEZX6hqoZxJK9gB8pZe8asphXMYfh6IEZ4vsx25EYkThjzqprXWGZ/W9YWktPESZv fFytEQKVrnc3hwT1e+v/xoJNT6FwD/+sAimjsDAuYXxaz8ZX1eKVnYyJP+TD+/UHH/bp1 Ue7HlLA/CSsbCnStS7In/XEtF35qrTch5JtOLYhD/EuLpgqwMSRjCigTV2yFYNFIMgR+d S82AoXvZcap7I2kClG+XbryIkXr8EzTdpw9Qed69GCyOb/3vhDqlnr2G6XF7ZPX1WoNmF r+09DFQoKr2DUV4Zt2GYSR9ZZ21uFNqXioSLZCstT+ld+4sIgZMPmOaHGmUlpyfb7gA== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gmail.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20251104 header.b=kbLKbXcT; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=209.85.216.42 Received: from mail-pj1-f42.google.com (mail-pj1-f42.google.com [209.85.216.42]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3D2DD606A31A for ; Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:42:14 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 smtp.subspace.kernel.org 3D2DD606A31A Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=gmail.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gmail.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20251104 header.b=kbLKbXcT Received: by mail-pj1-f42.google.com with SMTP id 98e67ed59e1d1-3acb512a7a0so2104088a91.1 for ; Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:42:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20251104; t=1793090534; x=1793695334; darn=vger.kernel.org; h=in-reply-to:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :content-type:mime-version:references:message-id:subject:cc:to:from :date:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to:content-type; bh=HO3eUNo6YHl/86Pkx4f7zdxkSoZXsSxNeQ0MlXL2Mv4=; b=kbLKbXcTXY4lbkQf0cQz0moLcTATOuZVNofYBgKq6tPkjWg5NOHG7SZ8oIUap98YN9 NToX0hK0jwRemF/XRhEAEIc1fJeKvmoeusTWHdMS1Py1WQbPyLLFmhIXPv6DKy8ATqU5 o4xqNFm25HiGyAYcnsNDMcRpbpjopsCS/Lnlhwv7Gj7t8YRsgBCrKhEirLcGGh8XPX6x uocoYlEVzFEnb4NL/vCXQzhhmhBtfsGYbBAjq/09kAUetJOLi58rUkvWSX5hFqZymjAq Frns760Ur4/TWlRDN5/WCyfwjafEuXNEZqeT+cp5gU6UJwA0svvD99AOP6xR0bxJSCJr 6SIg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20260707; t=1793090534; x=1793695334; h=in-reply-to:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :content-type:mime-version:references:message-id:subject:cc:to:from :date:x-gm-gg:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to:content-type; bh=HO3eUNo6YHl/86Pkx4f7zdxkSoZXsSxNeQ0MlXL2Mv4=; b=lNuSUwd0wwN1Pm1Vc45sVac3mKF8tbmgYh4ILullynVapHAbdktTlwSw/j906oMmxP CWOzoahuhNzDGH85yvlTlH2wN3YMMCjFH8IlowEsxcmZew+q7FYFN8GH3NZUxlMyOm5V 9DkpeBVUxlGXNX4zGZu3P3szVXgR8iMbVZtY2GeN9j9E3UR2ziOYJ2mZ+mIeH4cpfirR pi90xXo12yWkFKmhWiNryn78PKprQp4Vz9aNFKw++xVo8b/hzzDxVzW3//XyesJcZ0NI KUDPkHVcG4ZENtv3zybAx2GbZGgTgbY0ol9OA8Nps8JujAVR5dyDxwPVKgp/10OzF3xK ALoA== X-Forwarded-Encrypted: i=1; AKwUvBwQnkEprGnV1ib6QkOYQEvejDS4Fkj1PkD944/zE3gSTi9A3ipsZ1tnXF4Fjry398BCAPcEE1BnIcY=@vger.kernel.org X-Gm-Message-State: AFq9FYKIFEfv652Frok/PQ4iIOmYpMXR1X2S1rBwvqHjXTMFyQk6kwfc rBC8pMVTGsS1znjp793/cgtbsFGAbBsJR/DCxQ0wdrmx3BOtoj4pLeab X-Gm-Gg: AYBFou0Fn/WEKm4J/ApaXGKzAL/ArXE4f0yvdu+USetyTlVd7tI5Q7nN16HxmcSlYsF ZLrQk4TEI5QH1VHtyRMyVzJxZolsNLiBa50ylqS0W0Wo2yo/g2EY6y0pO8xPARreMVC7DMuM5W2 7SNiB2ZEYIstzaP8a5oavaHROUIF+bzkCxfG+gMO7HutposmDsPuctmjFepWqVbwoQiwym8Bjiv CXI5n5clHbStwnoRTcnxZyvIiJE0gMi9v6+uFy1VtckSiW8PzS4+ttgVjZ3inmsJlNhPdwvo7bk 28I1QcOFM4vJ9O1+75z3wvIfERsirw3nSe6hzW+zuhpp15+S7OvFHxNNHqy9zn785LPIPW3fLPA jWUoJ7FXO3/QAcIndYtFH59MOKDbT5v4yI/4QDu/v1dbgTRub8JspJtrIzuv12dOirTBytmoukV h3QUT0WYrBY8ptQuCKBQ+BWayq+ngiy1Zty3LWfKY+DVLPSf73Ad6ZaJU1bBqPnjN8nPxzjnqSC C5H4UJHTdWtCuxpDcOFqHoKuJqyp2XX1YoU8gmyDi8KwxkHWowQuQ== X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:548e:b0:3ac:8741:e2e4 with SMTP id 98e67ed59e1d1-3adeafad105mr7635070a91.52.1793090533442; Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:42:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([2001:19f0:8000:3e6e:5400:6ff:fe38:3d01]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d9443c01a7336-2eae64549dfsm5844425ad.4.2026.10.27.01.42.12 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:42:12 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:41:26 +0800 From: Inochi Amaoto To: Manivannan Sadhasivam , Inochi Amaoto Cc: Vinod Koul , Andy Shevchenko , Jonathan Corbet , Shuah Khan , Randy Dunlap , Neil Armstrong , Rhys Tumelty , linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-phy@lists.infradead.org, Yixun Lan , Longbin Li Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] phy: core: Add phy bulk data helper functions Message-ID: References: <20260929085235.469515-1-inochiama@gmail.com> <20260929085235.469515-4-inochiama@gmail.com> X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: On Sun, Oct 18, 2026 at 06:09:49PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote: > On Mon, Oct 05, 2026 at 07:41:52PM +0800, Inochi Amaoto wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 05, 2026 at 12:12:51PM +0200, Vinod Koul wrote: > > > On 29-09-26, 16:52, Inochi Amaoto wrote: > > > > Add several helper functions that allow drivers to get several phy > > > > consumers in one operation. If any of the phy cannot be acquired then > > > > any phys that were got will be put before returning to the caller. > > > > > > Do we have many such examples? Phy is not a many resource like > > > clock/regulators... Do we really need this. How many in kernel users > > > will benefit from this API? > > > > > > > > > I guess the following driver may benefit from bulk api. Most of them > > are PCIe drivers.... > > > > drivers/ata/ahci_imx.c > > drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.c > > drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c > > drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c > > drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip.c > > drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom.c > > > > Note: I mean the bulk api, not just the things I added. I guess many > > may want devm_phy_bulk_get() or devm_of_phy_bulk_get() instead of > > devm_phy_bulk_get_all(). > > > > No. I don't think the PCIe host controllers need the PHY bulk APIs. Most of the > time they need to control each PHY independently in a multi-port setup. So > having the bulk API doesn't seem logical to me. > > - Mani > > -- > மணிவண்ணன் சதாசிவம் Sorry for missing this one. For multi-port setup, the answer is no. The bulk API is not a good choice. But for multi-lane setup of one port, I think the answer is yes, the driver can just control the phy together and do not need a loop for that. At least for pcie-rockchip.c, I think it is reasonable, its logic show it use multi-lane setup, so I think it is fine to port. Regards, Inochi