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* [PATCH] net: sfp: rework upstream interface
@ 2019-11-08 17:39 Russell King
  2019-11-08 17:45 ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
  2019-11-10  3:36 ` David Miller
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Russell King @ 2019-11-08 17:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Lunn, Florian Fainelli, Heiner Kallweit; +Cc: David S. Miller, netdev

The current upstream interface is an all-or-nothing, which is
sub-optimal for future changes, as it doesn't allow the upstream driver
to prepare for the SFP module becoming available, as it is at boot.

Switch to a find-sfp-bus, add-upstream, del-upstream, put-sfp-bus
interface structure instead, which allows the upstream driver to
prepare for a module being available as soon as add-upstream is called.

Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
---
 drivers/net/phy/phylink.c | 10 +++--
 drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 include/linux/sfp.h       | 25 +++++++----
 3 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 4c5e8b4f8d80..2b70b4d50573 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int phylink_register_sfp(struct phylink *pl,
 	struct sfp_bus *bus;
 	int ret;
 
-	bus = sfp_register_upstream_node(fwnode, pl, &sfp_phylink_ops);
+	bus = sfp_bus_find_fwnode(fwnode);
 	if (IS_ERR(bus)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bus);
 		phylink_err(pl, "unable to attach SFP bus: %d\n", ret);
@@ -560,7 +560,10 @@ static int phylink_register_sfp(struct phylink *pl,
 
 	pl->sfp_bus = bus;
 
-	return 0;
+	ret = sfp_bus_add_upstream(bus, pl, &sfp_phylink_ops);
+	sfp_bus_put(bus);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -654,8 +657,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_create);
  */
 void phylink_destroy(struct phylink *pl)
 {
-	if (pl->sfp_bus)
-		sfp_unregister_upstream(pl->sfp_bus);
+	sfp_bus_del_upstream(pl->sfp_bus);
 	if (pl->link_gpio)
 		gpiod_put(pl->link_gpio);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
index d037aab6a71d..715d45214e18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
@@ -329,10 +329,19 @@ static void sfp_bus_release(struct kref *kref)
 	kfree(bus);
 }
 
-static void sfp_bus_put(struct sfp_bus *bus)
+/**
+ * sfp_bus_put() - put a reference on the &struct sfp_bus
+ * bus: the &struct sfp_bus found via sfp_bus_find_fwnode()
+ *
+ * Put a reference on the &struct sfp_bus and free the underlying structure
+ * if this was the last reference.
+ */
+void sfp_bus_put(struct sfp_bus *bus)
 {
-	kref_put_mutex(&bus->kref, sfp_bus_release, &sfp_mutex);
+	if (bus)
+		kref_put_mutex(&bus->kref, sfp_bus_release, &sfp_mutex);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_bus_put);
 
 static int sfp_register_bus(struct sfp_bus *bus)
 {
@@ -348,11 +357,11 @@ static int sfp_register_bus(struct sfp_bus *bus)
 				return ret;
 		}
 	}
+	bus->registered = true;
 	bus->socket_ops->attach(bus->sfp);
 	if (bus->started)
 		bus->socket_ops->start(bus->sfp);
 	bus->upstream_ops->attach(bus->upstream, bus);
-	bus->registered = true;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -446,13 +455,12 @@ static void sfp_upstream_clear(struct sfp_bus *bus)
 }
 
 /**
- * sfp_register_upstream_node() - parse and register the neighbouring device
+ * sfp_bus_find_fwnode() - parse and locate the SFP bus from fwnode
  * @fwnode: firmware node for the parent device (MAC or PHY)
- * @upstream: the upstream private data
- * @ops: the upstream's &struct sfp_upstream_ops
  *
- * Parse the parent device's firmware node for a SFP bus, and register the
- * SFP bus using sfp_register_upstream().
+ * Parse the parent device's firmware node for a SFP bus, and locate
+ * the sfp_bus structure, incrementing its reference count.  This must
+ * be put via sfp_bus_put() when done.
  *
  * Returns: on success, a pointer to the sfp_bus structure,
  *	    %NULL if no SFP is specified,
@@ -462,9 +470,7 @@ static void sfp_upstream_clear(struct sfp_bus *bus)
  * 	        %-ENOMEM if we failed to allocate the bus.
  *		an error from the upstream's connect_phy() method.
  */
-struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
-					   void *upstream,
-					   const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
+struct sfp_bus *sfp_bus_find_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
 	struct fwnode_reference_args ref;
 	struct sfp_bus *bus;
@@ -482,7 +488,39 @@ struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	if (!bus)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	return bus;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_bus_find_fwnode);
+
+/**
+ * sfp_bus_add_upstream() - parse and register the neighbouring device
+ * @bus: the &struct sfp_bus found via sfp_bus_find_fwnode()
+ * @upstream: the upstream private data
+ * @ops: the upstream's &struct sfp_upstream_ops
+ *
+ * Add upstream driver for the SFP bus, and if the bus is complete, register
+ * the SFP bus using sfp_register_upstream().  This takes a reference on the
+ * bus, so it is safe to put the bus after this call.
+ *
+ * Returns: on success, a pointer to the sfp_bus structure,
+ *	    %NULL if no SFP is specified,
+ * 	    on failure, an error pointer value:
+ * 		corresponding to the errors detailed for
+ * 		fwnode_property_get_reference_args().
+ * 	        %-ENOMEM if we failed to allocate the bus.
+ *		an error from the upstream's connect_phy() method.
+ */
+int sfp_bus_add_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus, void *upstream,
+			 const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* If no bus, return success */
+	if (!bus)
+		return 0;
+
 	rtnl_lock();
+	kref_get(&bus->kref);
 	bus->upstream_ops = ops;
 	bus->upstream = upstream;
 
@@ -495,33 +533,33 @@ struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
-	if (ret) {
+	if (ret)
 		sfp_bus_put(bus);
-		bus = ERR_PTR(ret);
-	}
 
-	return bus;
+	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_register_upstream_node);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_bus_add_upstream);
 
 /**
- * sfp_unregister_upstream() - Unregister sfp bus
+ * sfp_bus_del_upstream() - Delete a sfp bus
  * @bus: a pointer to the &struct sfp_bus structure for the sfp module
  *
- * Unregister a previously registered upstream connection for the SFP
- * module. @bus is returned from sfp_register_upstream().
+ * Delete a previously registered upstream connection for the SFP
+ * module. @bus should have been added by sfp_bus_add_upstream().
  */
-void sfp_unregister_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus)
+void sfp_bus_del_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus)
 {
-	rtnl_lock();
-	if (bus->sfp)
-		sfp_unregister_bus(bus);
-	sfp_upstream_clear(bus);
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	if (bus) {
+		rtnl_lock();
+		if (bus->sfp)
+			sfp_unregister_bus(bus);
+		sfp_upstream_clear(bus);
+		rtnl_unlock();
 
-	sfp_bus_put(bus);
+		sfp_bus_put(bus);
+	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_unregister_upstream);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_bus_del_upstream);
 
 /* Socket driver entry points */
 int sfp_add_phy(struct sfp_bus *bus, struct phy_device *phydev)
diff --git a/include/linux/sfp.h b/include/linux/sfp.h
index 355a08a76fd4..c8464de7cff5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sfp.h
+++ b/include/linux/sfp.h
@@ -508,10 +508,11 @@ int sfp_get_module_eeprom(struct sfp_bus *bus, struct ethtool_eeprom *ee,
 			  u8 *data);
 void sfp_upstream_start(struct sfp_bus *bus);
 void sfp_upstream_stop(struct sfp_bus *bus);
-struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
-					   void *upstream,
-					   const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops);
-void sfp_unregister_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus);
+void sfp_bus_put(struct sfp_bus *bus);
+struct sfp_bus *sfp_bus_find_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
+int sfp_bus_add_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus, void *upstream,
+			 const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops);
+void sfp_bus_del_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus);
 #else
 static inline int sfp_parse_port(struct sfp_bus *bus,
 				 const struct sfp_eeprom_id *id,
@@ -553,14 +554,22 @@ static inline void sfp_upstream_stop(struct sfp_bus *bus)
 {
 }
 
-static inline struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(
-	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, void *upstream,
-	const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
+static inline void sfp_bus_put(struct sfp_bus *bus)
+{
+}
+
+static inline struct sfp_bus *sfp_bus_find_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline void sfp_unregister_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus)
+static int sfp_bus_add_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus, void *upstream,
+				const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void sfp_bus_del_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus)
 {
 }
 #endif
-- 
2.20.1


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* Re: [PATCH] net: sfp: rework upstream interface
  2019-11-08 17:39 [PATCH] net: sfp: rework upstream interface Russell King
@ 2019-11-08 17:45 ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
  2019-11-10  3:36 ` David Miller
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Russell King - ARM Linux admin @ 2019-11-08 17:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Lunn, Florian Fainelli, Heiner Kallweit; +Cc: David S. Miller, netdev

Sorry, this should've been for net-next.

On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 05:39:29PM +0000, Russell King wrote:
> The current upstream interface is an all-or-nothing, which is
> sub-optimal for future changes, as it doesn't allow the upstream driver
> to prepare for the SFP module becoming available, as it is at boot.
> 
> Switch to a find-sfp-bus, add-upstream, del-upstream, put-sfp-bus
> interface structure instead, which allows the upstream driver to
> prepare for a module being available as soon as add-upstream is called.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
> ---
>  drivers/net/phy/phylink.c | 10 +++--
>  drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  include/linux/sfp.h       | 25 +++++++----
>  3 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
> index 4c5e8b4f8d80..2b70b4d50573 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
> @@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int phylink_register_sfp(struct phylink *pl,
>  	struct sfp_bus *bus;
>  	int ret;
>  
> -	bus = sfp_register_upstream_node(fwnode, pl, &sfp_phylink_ops);
> +	bus = sfp_bus_find_fwnode(fwnode);
>  	if (IS_ERR(bus)) {
>  		ret = PTR_ERR(bus);
>  		phylink_err(pl, "unable to attach SFP bus: %d\n", ret);
> @@ -560,7 +560,10 @@ static int phylink_register_sfp(struct phylink *pl,
>  
>  	pl->sfp_bus = bus;
>  
> -	return 0;
> +	ret = sfp_bus_add_upstream(bus, pl, &sfp_phylink_ops);
> +	sfp_bus_put(bus);
> +
> +	return ret;
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -654,8 +657,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_create);
>   */
>  void phylink_destroy(struct phylink *pl)
>  {
> -	if (pl->sfp_bus)
> -		sfp_unregister_upstream(pl->sfp_bus);
> +	sfp_bus_del_upstream(pl->sfp_bus);
>  	if (pl->link_gpio)
>  		gpiod_put(pl->link_gpio);
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> index d037aab6a71d..715d45214e18 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> @@ -329,10 +329,19 @@ static void sfp_bus_release(struct kref *kref)
>  	kfree(bus);
>  }
>  
> -static void sfp_bus_put(struct sfp_bus *bus)
> +/**
> + * sfp_bus_put() - put a reference on the &struct sfp_bus
> + * bus: the &struct sfp_bus found via sfp_bus_find_fwnode()
> + *
> + * Put a reference on the &struct sfp_bus and free the underlying structure
> + * if this was the last reference.
> + */
> +void sfp_bus_put(struct sfp_bus *bus)
>  {
> -	kref_put_mutex(&bus->kref, sfp_bus_release, &sfp_mutex);
> +	if (bus)
> +		kref_put_mutex(&bus->kref, sfp_bus_release, &sfp_mutex);
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_bus_put);
>  
>  static int sfp_register_bus(struct sfp_bus *bus)
>  {
> @@ -348,11 +357,11 @@ static int sfp_register_bus(struct sfp_bus *bus)
>  				return ret;
>  		}
>  	}
> +	bus->registered = true;
>  	bus->socket_ops->attach(bus->sfp);
>  	if (bus->started)
>  		bus->socket_ops->start(bus->sfp);
>  	bus->upstream_ops->attach(bus->upstream, bus);
> -	bus->registered = true;
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> @@ -446,13 +455,12 @@ static void sfp_upstream_clear(struct sfp_bus *bus)
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * sfp_register_upstream_node() - parse and register the neighbouring device
> + * sfp_bus_find_fwnode() - parse and locate the SFP bus from fwnode
>   * @fwnode: firmware node for the parent device (MAC or PHY)
> - * @upstream: the upstream private data
> - * @ops: the upstream's &struct sfp_upstream_ops
>   *
> - * Parse the parent device's firmware node for a SFP bus, and register the
> - * SFP bus using sfp_register_upstream().
> + * Parse the parent device's firmware node for a SFP bus, and locate
> + * the sfp_bus structure, incrementing its reference count.  This must
> + * be put via sfp_bus_put() when done.
>   *
>   * Returns: on success, a pointer to the sfp_bus structure,
>   *	    %NULL if no SFP is specified,
> @@ -462,9 +470,7 @@ static void sfp_upstream_clear(struct sfp_bus *bus)
>   * 	        %-ENOMEM if we failed to allocate the bus.
>   *		an error from the upstream's connect_phy() method.
>   */
> -struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> -					   void *upstream,
> -					   const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
> +struct sfp_bus *sfp_bus_find_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
>  {
>  	struct fwnode_reference_args ref;
>  	struct sfp_bus *bus;
> @@ -482,7 +488,39 @@ struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
>  	if (!bus)
>  		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>  
> +	return bus;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_bus_find_fwnode);
> +
> +/**
> + * sfp_bus_add_upstream() - parse and register the neighbouring device
> + * @bus: the &struct sfp_bus found via sfp_bus_find_fwnode()
> + * @upstream: the upstream private data
> + * @ops: the upstream's &struct sfp_upstream_ops
> + *
> + * Add upstream driver for the SFP bus, and if the bus is complete, register
> + * the SFP bus using sfp_register_upstream().  This takes a reference on the
> + * bus, so it is safe to put the bus after this call.
> + *
> + * Returns: on success, a pointer to the sfp_bus structure,
> + *	    %NULL if no SFP is specified,
> + * 	    on failure, an error pointer value:
> + * 		corresponding to the errors detailed for
> + * 		fwnode_property_get_reference_args().
> + * 	        %-ENOMEM if we failed to allocate the bus.
> + *		an error from the upstream's connect_phy() method.
> + */
> +int sfp_bus_add_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus, void *upstream,
> +			 const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	/* If no bus, return success */
> +	if (!bus)
> +		return 0;
> +
>  	rtnl_lock();
> +	kref_get(&bus->kref);
>  	bus->upstream_ops = ops;
>  	bus->upstream = upstream;
>  
> @@ -495,33 +533,33 @@ struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
>  	}
>  	rtnl_unlock();
>  
> -	if (ret) {
> +	if (ret)
>  		sfp_bus_put(bus);
> -		bus = ERR_PTR(ret);
> -	}
>  
> -	return bus;
> +	return ret;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_register_upstream_node);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_bus_add_upstream);
>  
>  /**
> - * sfp_unregister_upstream() - Unregister sfp bus
> + * sfp_bus_del_upstream() - Delete a sfp bus
>   * @bus: a pointer to the &struct sfp_bus structure for the sfp module
>   *
> - * Unregister a previously registered upstream connection for the SFP
> - * module. @bus is returned from sfp_register_upstream().
> + * Delete a previously registered upstream connection for the SFP
> + * module. @bus should have been added by sfp_bus_add_upstream().
>   */
> -void sfp_unregister_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus)
> +void sfp_bus_del_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus)
>  {
> -	rtnl_lock();
> -	if (bus->sfp)
> -		sfp_unregister_bus(bus);
> -	sfp_upstream_clear(bus);
> -	rtnl_unlock();
> +	if (bus) {
> +		rtnl_lock();
> +		if (bus->sfp)
> +			sfp_unregister_bus(bus);
> +		sfp_upstream_clear(bus);
> +		rtnl_unlock();
>  
> -	sfp_bus_put(bus);
> +		sfp_bus_put(bus);
> +	}
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_unregister_upstream);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sfp_bus_del_upstream);
>  
>  /* Socket driver entry points */
>  int sfp_add_phy(struct sfp_bus *bus, struct phy_device *phydev)
> diff --git a/include/linux/sfp.h b/include/linux/sfp.h
> index 355a08a76fd4..c8464de7cff5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sfp.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sfp.h
> @@ -508,10 +508,11 @@ int sfp_get_module_eeprom(struct sfp_bus *bus, struct ethtool_eeprom *ee,
>  			  u8 *data);
>  void sfp_upstream_start(struct sfp_bus *bus);
>  void sfp_upstream_stop(struct sfp_bus *bus);
> -struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
> -					   void *upstream,
> -					   const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops);
> -void sfp_unregister_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus);
> +void sfp_bus_put(struct sfp_bus *bus);
> +struct sfp_bus *sfp_bus_find_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
> +int sfp_bus_add_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus, void *upstream,
> +			 const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops);
> +void sfp_bus_del_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus);
>  #else
>  static inline int sfp_parse_port(struct sfp_bus *bus,
>  				 const struct sfp_eeprom_id *id,
> @@ -553,14 +554,22 @@ static inline void sfp_upstream_stop(struct sfp_bus *bus)
>  {
>  }
>  
> -static inline struct sfp_bus *sfp_register_upstream_node(
> -	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, void *upstream,
> -	const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
> +static inline void sfp_bus_put(struct sfp_bus *bus)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +static inline struct sfp_bus *sfp_bus_find_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
>  {
>  	return NULL;
>  }
>  
> -static inline void sfp_unregister_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus)
> +static int sfp_bus_add_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus, void *upstream,
> +				const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void sfp_bus_del_upstream(struct sfp_bus *bus)
>  {
>  }
>  #endif
> -- 
> 2.20.1
> 
> 

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* Re: [PATCH] net: sfp: rework upstream interface
  2019-11-08 17:39 [PATCH] net: sfp: rework upstream interface Russell King
  2019-11-08 17:45 ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
@ 2019-11-10  3:36 ` David Miller
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: David Miller @ 2019-11-10  3:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: rmk+kernel; +Cc: andrew, f.fainelli, hkallweit1, netdev

From: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:39:29 +0000

> The current upstream interface is an all-or-nothing, which is
> sub-optimal for future changes, as it doesn't allow the upstream driver
> to prepare for the SFP module becoming available, as it is at boot.
> 
> Switch to a find-sfp-bus, add-upstream, del-upstream, put-sfp-bus
> interface structure instead, which allows the upstream driver to
> prepare for a module being available as soon as add-upstream is called.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>

Applied to net-next, thanks.

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