Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] net: rnpgbe: Add basic mbx_fw support

From: MD Danish Anwar
Date: Wed Aug 13 2025 - 04:23:29 EST




On 12/08/25 3:09 pm, Dong Yibo wrote:
> +/**
> + * mucse_fw_get_capability - Get hw abilities from fw
> + * @hw: pointer to the HW structure
> + * @abil: pointer to the hw_abilities structure
> + *
> + * mucse_fw_get_capability tries to get hw abilities from
> + * hw.
> + *
> + * @return: 0 on success, negative on failure
> + **/
> +static int mucse_fw_get_capability(struct mucse_hw *hw,
> + struct hw_abilities *abil)
> +{
> + struct mbx_fw_cmd_reply reply;
> + struct mbx_fw_cmd_req req;
> + int err;
> +
> + memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
> + memset(&reply, 0, sizeof(reply));
> + build_phy_abalities_req(&req, &req);

Typo in function name. You probably meant "build_phy_abilities_req".

> + err = mucse_fw_send_cmd_wait(hw, &req, &reply);
> + if (!err)
> + memcpy(abil, &reply.hw_abilities, sizeof(*abil));
> + return err;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * mucse_mbx_get_capability - Get hw abilities from fw
> + * @hw: pointer to the HW structure
> + *
> + * mucse_mbx_get_capability tries to some capabities from
> + * hw. Many retrys will do if it is failed.
> + *

Typo in comment: "tries to some capabities" should be "tries to get
capabilities"

> + * @return: 0 on success, negative on failure
> + **/
> +int mucse_mbx_get_capability(struct mucse_hw *hw)
> +{
> + struct hw_abilities ability;
> + int try_cnt = 3;
> + int err;
> +
> + memset(&ability, 0, sizeof(ability));
> + while (try_cnt--) {
> + err = mucse_fw_get_capability(hw, &ability);
> + if (err)
> + continue;
> + hw->pfvfnum = le16_to_cpu(ability.pfnum);
> + hw->fw_version = le32_to_cpu(ability.fw_version);
> + hw->axi_mhz = le32_to_cpu(ability.axi_mhz);
> + hw->bd_uid = le32_to_cpu(ability.bd_uid);
> + return 0;
> + }
> + return err;
> +}


Missing initialization of err variable before the last return, which
could lead to undefined behavior if all attempts fail.

> +
> +/**
> + * mbx_cookie_zalloc - Alloc a cookie structure
> + * @priv_len: private length for this cookie
> + *


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Thanks and Regards,
Danish