Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] refactor full duplex flow control resolution
From: Ben Hutchings <hidden>
Date: 2008-12-23 17:45:39
On Sun, 2008-12-14 at 12:38 +0000, Steve Glendinning wrote: [...]
+/**
+ * mii_resolve_flowctrl_fdx
+ * @lcladv: value of MII ADVERTISE register
+ * @rmtadv: value of MII LPA register
+ *
+ * Resolve full duplex flow control as per IEEE 802.3-2005 table 28B-3
+ */
+static inline u8 mii_resolve_flowctrl_fdx(u16 lcladv, u16 rmtadv)
+{
+ u8 cap = 0;
+
+ if (lcladv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP) {
+ if (lcladv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM) {
+ if (rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_CAP)
+ cap = FLOW_CTRL_TX | FLOW_CTRL_RX;
+ else if (rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_ASYM)
+ cap = FLOW_CTRL_RX;
+ } else {
+ if (rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_CAP)
+ cap = FLOW_CTRL_TX | FLOW_CTRL_RX;
+ }
+ } else if (lcladv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM) {
+ if ((rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_CAP) && (rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_ASYM))
+ cap = FLOW_CTRL_TX;
+ }
+
+ return cap;
+}
There's a rather more elegant way to write this, which is:
if (lcladv & rmtadv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP) {
cap = FLOW_CTRL_TX | FLOW_CTRL_RX;
} else if (lcladv & rmtadv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM) {
if (lcladv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP)
cap = FLOW_CTRL_RX;
else if (rmtadv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP)
cap = FLOW_CTRL_TX;
}
Ben.
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