Re: [PATCH net-next v5 13/17] net: pse-pd: Use regulator framework within PSE framework

From: Oleksij Rempel
Date: Fri Mar 22 2024 - 10:08:39 EST


Hay Kory,

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 11:39:50AM +0100, Kory Maincent wrote:
> Hello Oleksij,
>
> On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:43:14 +0100
> Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 05:15:24PM +0100, Kory Maincent wrote:
> > > Hello Oleksij,
> > > Sorry, I forgot to reply about this.
> > > This is specific to pse_regulator driver. Could we tackle this change in
> > > another patch series when the current patch series got applied?
> > > Also I don't have the hardware to test it.
> >
> > ACK, no problem.
>
> I have a question unrelated to this.
> Why do you add refcount on the pse_control struct?
> The pse control is related to the RJ45 port. Each port is exclusively related
> to one pse control.
> Shouldn't we return an error in case of two get of the same pse control index?
> Do you see use cases where a pse control could be get two times?

I assume, any instance which need coordinate PSE behavior with own actions. For
example - PHY will probably need to coordinate PHY state with PSE PD
classification process.

Regards,
Oleksij
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