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Date:   Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:32:42 +0300
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>
To:     Divya Koppera <Divya.Koppera@microchip.com>
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Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH net] net: phy: micrel: Fixes FIELD_GET assertion
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 03:24:37PM +0530, Divya Koppera wrote:
> FIELD_GET() must only be used with a mask that is a compile-time
> constant. Mark the functions as __always_inline to avoid the problem.
> 
> Fixes: 21b688dabecb6a ("net: phy: micrel: Cable Diag feature for lan8814 phy")
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Divya Koppera <Divya.Koppera@microchip.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/phy/micrel.c | 9 +++++----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
> index 3757e069c486..54a17b576eac 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
> @@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ static int ksz886x_cable_test_start(struct phy_device *phydev)
>  	return phy_clear_bits(phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_ANENABLE | BMCR_SPEED100);
>  }
>  
> -static int ksz886x_cable_test_result_trans(u16 status, u16 mask)
> +static __always_inline int ksz886x_cable_test_result_trans(u16 status, u16 mask)

I don't think that this is valid workaround. You are adding inline
function to C-files.

Please find another solution. For example, adding new field_get function
to bitfield.h that accepts dynamic fields.

Thanks