Re: [PATCH 15/16] net: phy: adin: add ethtool get_stats support

Ardelean, Alexandru
2019-08-06T07:18:31Z

On Mon, 2019-08-05 at 17:30 +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> [External]
>
> On Mon, Aug 05, 2019 at 07:54:52PM +0300, Alexandru Ardelean wrote:
> > This change implements retrieving all the error counters from the PHY.
> > The PHY supports several error counters/stats. The `Mean Square Errors`
> > status values are only valie when a link is established, and shouldn't be
> > incremented. These values characterize the quality of a signal.
>
> I think you mean accumulated, not incremented?

accumulated sounds better;

> > The rest of the error counters are self-clearing on read.
> > Most of them are reports from the Frame Checker engine that the PHY has.
> >
> > Not retrieving the `LPI Wake Error Count Register` here, since that is used
> > by the PHY framework to check for any EEE errors. And that register is
> > self-clearing when read (as per IEEE spec).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@analog.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/phy/adin.c | 108 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 108 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/adin.c b/drivers/net/phy/adin.c
> > index a1f3456a8504..04896547dac8 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/phy/adin.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/phy/adin.c
> > @@ -103,6 +103,32 @@ static struct clause22_mmd_map clause22_mmd_map[] = {
> > { MDIO_MMD_PCS, MDIO_PCS_EEE_WK_ERR, ADIN1300_LPI_WAKE_ERR_CNT_REG },
> > };
> >
> > +struct adin_hw_stat {
> > + const char *string;
> > + u16 reg1;
> > + u16 reg2;
> > + bool do_not_inc;
>
> do_not_accumulate? or reverse its meaning, clear_on_read?

do_not_accumulate works;
there are only 4 regs that need this property set to true

>
> Andrew