Re: [PATCH v2 10/10] staging: fsl-dpaa2/ethsw: do not force user to bring interface down

From: Razvan.Stefanescu
Date: Tue Aug 13 2019 - 05:38:14 EST




On 13/08/2019 11:54, Ioana Ciornei wrote:
> Link settings can be changed only when the interface is down. Disable
> and re-enable the interface, if necessary, behind the scenes so that we do
> not force users to an if down/up sequence.
>
> Reported-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - added Reported-by tag
>
> drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c
> index 0f9f8345e534..99d658fefa14 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c
> @@ -88,16 +88,21 @@ static void ethsw_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *netdev,
> const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *link_ksettings)
> {
> struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
> + struct ethsw_core *ethsw = port_priv->ethsw_data;
> struct dpsw_link_cfg cfg = {0};
> - int err = 0;
> -
> - /* Due to a temporary MC limitation, the DPSW port must be down
> - * in order to be able to change link settings. Taking steps to let
> - * the user know that.
> - */
> - if (netif_running(netdev)) {
> - netdev_info(netdev, "Sorry, interface must be brought down first.\n");
> - return -EACCES;
> + bool if_running;
> + int err = 0, ret;
> +
> + /* Interface needs to be down to change link settings */
> + if_running = netif_running(netdev);
> + if (if_running) {
> + err = dpsw_if_disable(ethsw->mc_io, 0,
> + ethsw->dpsw_handle,
> + port_priv->idx);
> + if (err) {
> + netdev_err(netdev, "dpsw_if_disable err %d\n", err);
> + return err;
> + }
> }
>
> cfg.rate = link_ksettings->base.speed;
> @@ -115,6 +120,15 @@ static void ethsw_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *netdev,
> port_priv->idx,
> &cfg);
>
> + if (if_running) {
> + ret = dpsw_if_enable(ethsw->mc_io, 0,
> + ethsw->dpsw_handle,
> + port_priv->idx);
> + if (ret) {
> + return ret;
> + netdev_err(netdev, "dpsw_if_enable err %d\n", ret);
Hello,

These last two lines need to be swapped.

Best regards,
Razvan