Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: Fix phy_modify() semantic difference fallout

From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 15:10:08 +0100

On Tue, Jan 09, 2018 at 12:11:21PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> In case of success, the return values of (__)phy_write() and
> (__)phy_modify() are not compatible: (__)phy_write() returns 0, while
> (__)phy_modify() returns the old PHY register value.
> 
> Apparently this change was catered for in drivers/net/phy/marvell.c, but
> not in other source files.
> 
> Hence genphy_restart_aneg() now returns 4416 instead zero, which is
> considered an error:
> 
>     ravb e6800000.ethernet eth0: failed to connect PHY
>     IP-Config: Failed to open eth0
>     IP-Config: No network devices available
> 
> Fix this by converting positive values to zero in all callers of
> phy_modify().
> 
> Fixes: fea23fb591cce995 ("net: phy: convert read-modify-write to phy_modify()")
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <[email-masked]>
> ---
> Alternatively, __phy_modify() could be changed to follow __phy_write()
> semantics?

Hi Geert, Russell

I took a quick look at the uses of phy_modify(). I don't see any uses
of the return code other than as an error indicator. So having it
return 0 on success seems like a better fix.

       Andrew