On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 09:48:12PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote: > > Maybe I should rename it like this? > > > > /** > > * mucse_mbx_sync_fw_by_get_capability - Try to sync driver and fw > > * @hw: pointer to the HW structure > > * > > * mucse_mbx_sync_fw_by_get_capability tries to sync driver and fw > > * by get capabitiy mbx cmd. Many retrys will do if it is failed. > > * > > * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on failure > > **/ > > int mucse_mbx_sync_fw_by_get_capability(struct mucse_hw *hw) > > { > > struct hw_abilities ability = {}; > > int try_cnt = 3; > > int err; > > /* It is called once in probe, if failed nothing > > * (register network) todo. Try more times to get driver > > * and firmware in sync. > > */ > > do { > > err = mucse_fw_get_capability(hw, &ability); > > if (err) > > continue; > > break; > > } while (try_cnt--); > > > > if (!err) > > hw->pfvfnum = le16_to_cpu(ability.pfnum) & GENMASK_U16(7, 0); > > return err; > > } > > Why so much resistance to a NOP or firmware version, something which > is not that important? Why do you want to combine getting sync and > getting the capabilities? > Maybe like this? mucse_mbx_sync_fw is called in probe with try_cnt. mucse_mbx_get_info is the same as old mucse_mbx_get_capability. One function one purpose, not combine two. static int mucse_mbx_get_info(struct mucse_hw *hw) { struct mbx_fw_cmd_reply reply = {}; struct mbx_fw_cmd_req req = {}; struct hw_info info = {}; int err; build_get_fw_info_req(&req); err = mucse_fw_send_cmd_wait(hw, &req, &reply); if (!err) { memcpy(&info, &reply.hw_info, sizeof(struct hw_info)); hw->pfvfnum = le16_to_cpu(info.pfnum) & GENMASK_U16(7, 0); } return err; } /** * mucse_mbx_sync_fw - Try to sync with fw * @hw: pointer to the HW structure * * mucse_mbx_sync_fw tries get sync to fw hw. * It is only called in probe * * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on failure **/ int mucse_mbx_sync_fw(struct mucse_hw *hw) { int try_cnt = 3; int err; do { err = mucse_mbx_get_info(hw); if (err == -ETIMEDOUT) continue; break; } while (try_cnt--); return err; }