Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] net: stmmac: dwmac-renesas-gbeth: Use OF data for configuration

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Hi Russell,

On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM Russell King (Oracle)
<linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Sep 04, 2025 at 10:10:32PM +0100, Lad, Prabhakar wrote:
> > Hi Russell,
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM Russell King (Oracle)
> > <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 04, 2025 at 09:39:48PM +0100, Prabhakar wrote:
> > > >       plat_dat->init = renesas_gbeth_init;
> > > >       plat_dat->exit = renesas_gbeth_exit;
> > > > -     plat_dat->flags |= STMMAC_FLAG_HWTSTAMP_CORRECT_LATENCY |
> > > > -                        STMMAC_FLAG_EN_TX_LPI_CLK_PHY_CAP |
> > > > -                        STMMAC_FLAG_SPH_DISABLE;
> > > > +     plat_dat->flags |= gbeth->of_data->stmmac_flags;
> > >
> > > You include the first two flags in your new device. I would like to see
> > > at least STMMAC_FLAG_EN_TX_LPI_CLK_PHY_CAP always being set. The only
> > > reason we have the STMMAC_FLAG_EN_TX_LPI_CLK_PHY_CAP flag is to avoid
> > > changing existing behaviour and causing regressions. New stuff should
> > > always set this.
> > >
> > Me confused, STMMAC_FLAG_EN_TX_LPI_CLK_PHY_CAP flag is set in the new
> > device [0]. The reason STMMAC_FLAG_SPH_DISABLE flag being dropped in
> > the new device is SPHEN=1 in MAC HW feature reg for the new device.
>
> What I'm saying is I'd like to see:
>
>         plat_dat->flags |= STMMAC_FLAG_EN_TX_LPI_CLK_PHY_CAP |
>                            gbeth->of_data->stmmac_flags;
>
> iow, it is set unconditionally, even if forgotten in a future patch.
>
Ah got you. Thank you for the clarification.

Cheers,
Prabhakar





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