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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 05/15] net: dsa: mt7530: improve code path for
 setting up port 5
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On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 03:31:55PM +0300, Arınç ÜNAL wrote:
> There're two code paths for setting up port 5:
> 
> mt7530_setup()
> -> mt7530_setup_port5()
> 
> mt753x_phylink_mac_config()
> -> mt753x_mac_config()
>    -> mt7530_mac_config()
>       -> mt7530_setup_port5()
> 
> Currently mt7530_setup_port5() from mt7530_setup() always runs. If port 5
> is used as a CPU, DSA, or user port, mt7530_setup_port5() from
> mt753x_phylink_mac_config() won't run. That is because priv->p5_interface
> set on mt7530_setup_port5() will match state->interface on
> mt753x_phylink_mac_config() which will stop running mt7530_setup_port5()
> again.
> 
> Therefore, mt7530_setup_port5() will never run from
> mt753x_phylink_mac_config().
> 
> Address this by not running mt7530_setup_port5() from mt7530_setup() if
> port 5 is used as a CPU, DSA, or user port. This driver isn't in the
> dsa_switches_apply_workarounds[] array so phylink will always be present.
> 
> For the cases of PHY muxing or the port being disabled, call
> mt7530_setup_port5() from mt7530_setup(). mt7530_setup_port5() from
> mt753x_phylink_mac_config() won't run when port 5 is disabled or used for
> PHY muxing as port 5 won't be defined on the devicetree.

... and this should state why this needs to happen - in other words,
the commit message should state why is it critical that port 5 is
always setup.

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