Re: [PATCH] net: phy: don't reschedule state machine when PHY is halted

[Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>]

On 09/18/2018 01:17 PM, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> On 18.09.2018 22:02, Florian Fainelli wrote:
>> On 09/18/2018 12:12 PM, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
>>> I think I've seen a similar or same patch before, not sure why it
>>> didn't make it yet. When being in state PHY_HALTED we don't have to
>>> reschedule the state machine, phy_start() will start it again.
>>
>> Yes, this is conceptually the same patch as as this one:
>>
>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/830415/
>>
> Thanks for the link, this is what I was referring to.
> 
>> I prefer your version, though the comment in the original patch explains
>> why.
>>
> To be sure I understand you correctly:
> You're fine with the patch as is or would you prefer to add a comment
> like in the original patch ?

Correct, unless you think this does not warrant a comment and it is
clear enough as-is?

> 
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/net/phy/phy.c | 2 +-
>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
>>> index 1ee25877c..c78203b25 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
>>> @@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
>>>  	 * PHY, if PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT is set, then we will be moving
>>>  	 * between states from phy_mac_interrupt()
>>>  	 */
>>> -	if (phy_polling_mode(phydev))
>>> +	if (phy_polling_mode(phydev) && old_state != PHY_HALTED)
>>>  		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &phydev->state_queue,
>>>  				   PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
>>>  }
>>>
>>
>>
> 


-- 
Florian