Re: [PATCH net-next v4 9/9] net: phy: micrel: ksz886x/ksz8081: add cabletest support

On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 08:23:53PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:

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+static int ksz886x_cable_test_get_status(struct phy_device *phydev,
+					 bool *finished)
+{
+	unsigned long pair_mask = 0x3;
+	int retries = 20;
+	int pair, ret;
+
+	*finished = false;
+
+	/* Try harder if link partner is active */
+	while (pair_mask && retries--) {
+		for_each_set_bit(pair, &pair_mask, 4) {
+			ret = ksz886x_cable_test_one_pair(phydev, pair);
+			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+				continue;
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			clear_bit(pair, &pair_mask);
+		}
+		/* If link partner is in autonegotiation mode it will send 2ms
+		 * of FLPs with at least 6ms of silence.
+		 * Add 2ms sleep to have better chances to hit this silence.
+		 */
+		if (pair_mask)
+			msleep(2);
+	}
+
+	*finished = true;
+
+	return 0;

If ksz886x_cable_test_one_pair() returns -EAGAIN 20x and it gives up,
you end up returning 0. Maybe it would be better to return ret?

Good point. Fixed.

Regards,
Oleksij
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