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

From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 20:23:53 +0200

> +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?

    Andrew