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Date:   Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:08:31 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
To:     Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@linutronix.de>
Cc:     Anirudha Sarangi <anirudh@xilinx.com>,
        John Linn <John.Linn@xilinx.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com>,
        Radhey Shyam Pandey <radhey.shyam.pandey@xilinx.com>,
        YueHaibing <yuehaibing@huawei.com>, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] net: xlinx: mdio: recheck condition after timeout
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On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 10:31:37AM +0100, Kurt Kanzenbach wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> the Xilinx mdio wait functions may return false positives under certain
> circumstances: If the functions get preempted between reading the corresponding
> mdio register and checking for the timeout, they could falsely indicate a
> timeout.

Hi Kurt

I wonder if it would be possible to add a readx_poll_timeout() which
passes two parameters to op()?

I keep seeing this basic problem in various drivers, and try to point
people towards readx_poll_timeout(), but it is not the best of fit.

Otherwise, could you add a axienet_ior_read_mcr(lp), and use
readx_poll_timeout() as is?

       Andrew