Re: [PATCH net-next v4 04/12] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: implement software reset

[<Parthiban.Veerasooran@microchip.com>]

Hi Andrew,

On 24/04/24 4:56 am, Andrew Lunn wrote:
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>> +static int oa_tc6_read_status0(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
>> +{
>> +     u32 regval;
>> +     int ret;
>> +
>> +     ret = oa_tc6_read_register(tc6, OA_TC6_REG_STATUS0, &regval);
>> +     if (ret)
>> +             return 0;
> 
> If there is an error, your throw the error code away?
> 
> It is a bit messy, since you are using this inside
> readx_poll_timeout(). I would probably do a netdev_warn() or similar,
> since it should not happen, and then return 0? I _think_ this is
> probably the first bus transaction we do, so if it fails, knowing the
> error code will help figuring out what is wrong with the SPI bus
> configuration.
OK, I will add the below print before "return 0;" in the next version.

dev_err(&tc6->spi->dev, "STATUS0 register read failed: %d\n", ret);

Best regards,
Parthiban V
> 
>          Andrew
>