[PATCH 1/2] net: macb: remove gem_recv and reorder probe

Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD plagnioj at jcrosoft.com
Wed Mar 13 08:17:03 EDT 2013


On 11:15 Wed 13 Mar     , Sascha Hauer wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:03:36AM +0100, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > On 09:48 Wed 13 Mar     , Steffen Trumtrar wrote:
> > > The function gem_recv implements a buffer "ring" that stops at filling level 10.
> > > That means, when the driver is used as gem, it stops receiving after exactly
> > > 10 packets. Instead of implementing macb_recv twice, use it also for the gem
> > > part. If there needs to be an extra recv function for the gigabit case, it can
> > > be added than.
> > > Also, first set the type of device (macb or gem) and then use functions that
> > > use this info.
> > > 
> > > Tested on a Zynq7000.
> > NACK
> > 
> > on gem we can receive the packet in one buffer the gem_recv implement this
> > the macb can only receive splited buffer and then you have to reconstruct the
> > packet
> 
> The gem received function was never used...
> 
> > >  static int macb_recv(struct eth_device *edev)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct macb_device *macb = edev->priv;
> > > @@ -619,11 +588,6 @@ static int macb_probe(struct device_d *dev)
> > >  
> > >  	macb->phy_flags = pdata->phy_flags;
> > >  
> > > -	macb_init_rx_buffer_size(macb, PKTSIZE);
> > > -	macb->rx_buffer = dma_alloc_coherent(macb->rx_buffer_size * macb->rx_ring_size);
> > > -	macb->rx_ring = dma_alloc_coherent(RX_RING_BYTES(macb));
> > > -	macb->tx_ring = dma_alloc_coherent(TX_RING_BYTES);
> > > -
> > >  	macb->regs = dev_request_mem_region(dev, 0);
> > >  
> > >  	/*
> > > @@ -638,12 +602,15 @@ static int macb_probe(struct device_d *dev)
> > >  
> > >  	clk_enable(macb->pclk);
> > >  
> > > -	if (macb_is_gem(macb))
> 
> ... because macb_is_gem() is used here ...
> 
> > > -		edev->recv = gem_recv;
> > > -	else
> > > -		edev->recv = macb_recv;
> > >  	macb->is_gem = read_is_gem(macb);
> 
> ... but the variable is initialized here. Up to this point macb_is_gem()
> will return 0.
so this is a bug when the driver was merge to the mailine but here I does use
the gem_recv.

Best Regrards,
J.
> 
> Sascha
> 
> 
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