> +static inline u32 enet_read(struct bcm4908_enet *enet, u16 offset) > +{ > + return readl(enet->base + offset); > +} No inline functions in C files please. Let the compiler decide. > +static int bcm4908_dma_alloc_buf_descs(struct bcm4908_enet *enet, > + struct bcm4908_enet_dma_ring *ring) > +{ > + int size = ring->length * sizeof(struct bcm4908_enet_dma_ring_bd); > + struct device *dev = enet->dev; > + > + ring->cpu_addr = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, size, &ring->dma_addr, GFP_KERNEL); > + if (!ring->cpu_addr) > + return -ENOMEM; > + > + if (((uintptr_t)ring->cpu_addr) & (0x40 - 1)) { > + dev_err(dev, "Invalid DMA ring alignment\n"); > + goto err_free_buf_descs; > + } > + > + ring->slots = kzalloc(ring->length * sizeof(*ring->slots), GFP_KERNEL); > + if (!ring->slots) > + goto err_free_buf_descs; > + > + memset(ring->cpu_addr, 0, size); It looks like dma_alloc_coherent() will perform a clear. See __dma_alloc_from_coherent() > +static void bcm4908_enet_dma_reset(struct bcm4908_enet *enet) > +{ > + struct bcm4908_enet_dma_ring *rings[] = { &enet->rx_ring, &enet->tx_ring }; > + int i; > + > + /* Disable the DMA controller and channel */ > + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rings); i++) > + enet_write(enet, rings[i]->cfg_block + ENET_DMA_CH_CFG, 0); > + enet_maskset(enet, ENET_DMA_CONTROLLER_CFG, ENET_DMA_CTRL_CFG_MASTER_EN, 0); Is there a need to wait for any in flight DMA transfers to complete before you go further? Or is that what bcm4908_enet_dma_rx_ring_disable() is doing? > + > + /* Reset channels state */ > + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rings); i++) { > + struct bcm4908_enet_dma_ring *ring = rings[i]; > + > + enet_write(enet, ring->st_ram_block + ENET_DMA_CH_STATE_RAM_BASE_DESC_PTR, 0); > + enet_write(enet, ring->st_ram_block + ENET_DMA_CH_STATE_RAM_STATE_DATA, 0); > + enet_write(enet, ring->st_ram_block + ENET_DMA_CH_STATE_RAM_DESC_LEN_STATUS, 0); > + enet_write(enet, ring->st_ram_block + ENET_DMA_CH_STATE_RAM_DESC_BASE_BUFPTR, 0); > + } > +} > + > +static void bcm4908_enet_dma_tx_ring_ensable(struct bcm4908_enet *enet, > + struct bcm4908_enet_dma_ring *ring) enable not ensable? > +static int bcm4908_enet_open(struct net_device *netdev) > +{ > + struct bcm4908_enet *enet = netdev_priv(netdev); > + struct device *dev = enet->dev; > + int err; > + > + err = request_irq(netdev->irq, bcm4908_enet_irq_handler, 0, "enet", enet); > + if (err) { > + dev_err(dev, "Failed to request IRQ %d: %d\n", netdev->irq, err); > + return err; > + } > + > + bcm4908_enet_gmac_init(enet); > + bcm4908_enet_dma_reset(enet); > + bcm4908_enet_dma_init(enet); > + > + enet_umac_set(enet, UMAC_CMD, CMD_TX_EN | CMD_RX_EN); > + > + enet_set(enet, ENET_DMA_CONTROLLER_CFG, ENET_DMA_CTRL_CFG_MASTER_EN); > + enet_maskset(enet, ENET_DMA_CONTROLLER_CFG, ENET_DMA_CTRL_CFG_FLOWC_CH1_EN, 0); > + bcm4908_enet_dma_rx_ring_enable(enet, &enet->rx_ring); > + > + napi_enable(&enet->napi); > + netif_carrier_on(netdev); > + netif_start_queue(netdev); > + > + bcm4908_enet_intrs_ack(enet); > + bcm4908_enet_intrs_on(enet); > + > + return 0; > +} No PHY handling? It would be normal to connect the phy in open. Andrew