Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] checkpatch: check for comment explaining rgmii(|-rxid|-txid) PHY modes

[Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>]

On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:21:25 +0200
Matthias Schiffer <matthias.schiffer@ew.tq-group.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2025-04-15 at 13:15 +0200, Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:18:04 +0200
> > Matthias Schiffer <matthias.schiffer@ew.tq-group.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > Historially, the RGMII PHY modes specified in Device Trees have been  
> >   ^^^^^^^^^^^
> >   Historically  
> > > used inconsistently, often referring to the usage of delays on the PHY
> > > side rather than describing the board; many drivers still implement this
> > > incorrectly.
> > > 
> > > Require a comment in Devices Trees using these modes (usually mentioning
> > > that the delay is relalized on the PCB), so we can avoid adding more
> > > incorrect uses (or will at least notice which drivers still need to be
> > > fixed).
> > > 
> > > Suggested-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
> > > Signed-off-by: Matthias Schiffer <matthias.schiffer@ew.tq-group.com>
> > > ---
> > >  Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst |  9 +++++++++
> > >  scripts/checkpatch.pl                  | 11 +++++++++++
> > >  2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> > > index abb3ff6820766..8692d3bc155f1 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> > > +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst
> > > @@ -513,6 +513,15 @@ Comments
> > >  
> > >      See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20131006222342.GT19510@leaf/
> > >  
> > > +  **UNCOMMENTED_RGMII_MODE**
> > > +    Historially, the RGMII PHY modes specified in Device Trees have been  
> >        ^^^^^^^^^^^
> >       	 Historically  
> > > +    used inconsistently, often referring to the usage of delays on the PHY
> > > +    side rather than describing the board.
> > > +
> > > +    PHY modes "rgmii", "rgmii-rxid" and "rgmii-txid" modes require the clock
> > > +    signal to be delayed on the PCB; this unusual configuration should be
> > > +    described in a comment. If they are not (meaning that the delay is realized
> > > +    internally in the MAC or PHY), "rgmii-id" is the correct PHY mode.
> > >  
> > >  Commit message
> > >  --------------
> > > diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> > > index 784912f570e9d..57fcbd4b63ede 100755
> > > --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> > > +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> > > @@ -3735,6 +3735,17 @@ sub process {
> > >  			}
> > >  		}
> > >  
> > > +# Check for RGMII phy-mode with delay on PCB
> > > +		if ($realfile =~ /\.dtsi?$/ && $line =~ /^\+\s*(phy-mode|phy-connection-type)\s*=\s*"/ &&
> > > +		    !ctx_has_comment($first_line, $linenr)) {
> > > +			my $prop = $1;
> > > +			my $mode = get_quoted_string($line, $rawline);
> > > +			if ($mode =~ /^"rgmii(?:|-rxid|-txid)"$/) {
> > > +				CHK("UNCOMMENTED_RGMII_MODE",
> > > +				    "$prop $mode without comment -- delays on the PCB should be described, otherwise use \"rgmii-id\"\n" . $herecurr);
> > > +			}
> > > +		}
> > > +  
> > 
> > My Perl-fu isn't good enough for me to review this properly... I think
> > though that Andrew mentioned something along the lines of 'Comment
> > should include PCB somewhere', but I don't know if this is easily
> > doable with checkpatch though.
> > 
> > Maxime  
> 
> I think it can be done using ctx_locate_comment instead of ctx_has_comment, but
> I decided against it - requiring to have a comment at all should be sufficient
> to make people think about the used mode, and a comment with a bad explanation
> would hopefully be caught during review.

True, and having looked at other stuff in checkpatch, it looks like
there's no other example of rules expecting a specific word in a
comment.

So besides the typo above, I'm OK with this patch :)

Maxime