Re: [PATCH net-next v6 2/2] net: pse-pd: Add Si3474 PSE controller driver

[Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>]

Le Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:12:22 +0000,
Piotr Kubik <piotr.kubik@adtran.com> a écrit :

> From: Piotr Kubik <piotr.kubik@adtran.com>
> 
> Add a driver for the Skyworks Si3474 I2C Power Sourcing Equipment
> controller.
> 
> Driver supports basic features of Si3474 IC:
> - get port status,
> - get port power,
> - get port voltage,
> - enable/disable port power.
> 
> Only 4p configurations are supported at this moment.
>
> Signed-off-by: Piotr Kubik <piotr.kubik@adtran.com>

...

> +static int si3474_get_of_channels(struct si3474_priv *priv)
> +{
> +	struct pse_pi *pi;
> +	u32 chan_id;
> +	u8 pi_no;
> +	s32 ret;
> +
> +	for (pi_no = 0; pi_no < SI3474_MAX_CHANS; pi_no++) {
> +		pi = &priv->pcdev.pi[pi_no];
> +		u8 pairset_no;
> +
> +		for (pairset_no = 0; pairset_no < 2; pairset_no++) {
> +			if (!pi->pairset[pairset_no].np)
> +				continue;
> +
> +			ret =
> of_property_read_u32(pi->pairset[pairset_no].np,
> +						   "reg", &chan_id);
> +			if (ret) {
> +				dev_err(&priv->client[0]->dev,
> +					"Failed to read channel reg
> property\n");
> +				return ret;
> +			}
> +			if (chan_id > SI3474_MAX_CHANS) {
> +				dev_err(&priv->client[0]->dev,
> +					"Incorrect channel number: %d\n",
> chan_id);
> +				return -EINVAL;
> +			}
> +
> +			priv->pi[pi_no].chan[pairset_no] = chan_id;
> +			/* Mark as 4-pair if second pairset is present */
> +			priv->pi[pi_no].is_4p = (pairset_no == 1);

I think we should return and report an error if a PI is configured as a 2 pairs
PoE as long as it is not supported by the driver. This could avoid any future
mistakes from users.

Except from that it seems ok for me.

Regards,
-- 
Köry Maincent, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and kernel engineering
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