> +static int burst_xfer(struct board_info *db, u8 cmdphase, u8 *txb, u8 *rxb, unsigned int len) > +static int dm_phy_read_func(struct board_info *db, int reg) > +static int dm9051_phy_read_lock(struct net_device *dev, int phy_reg_unused, int reg) Please be consistent with your namespace. Please use the dm9051_ prefix everywhere. > +{ > + int ret; > + > + iow(db, DM9051_EPAR, DM9051_PHY | reg); > + iow(db, DM9051_EPCR, EPCR_ERPRR | EPCR_EPOS); > + while (ior(db, DM9051_EPCR) & EPCR_ERRE) > + ; include/linux/iopoll.h No potentially endless loops please. > +static unsigned int dm9051_chipid(struct device *dev, struct board_info *db) > +{ > + unsigned int chipid; > + > + chipid = iior(dev, db, DM9051_PIDL); > + chipid |= (unsigned int)iior(dev, db, DM9051_PIDH) << 8; > + if (chipid == (DM9051_ID >> 16)) > + return chipid; > + chipid = iior(dev, db, DM9051_PIDL); > + chipid |= (unsigned int)iior(dev, db, DM9051_PIDH) << 8; > + if (chipid == (DM9051_ID >> 16)) > + return chipid; > + dev_info(dev, "Read [DM9051_PID] = %04x\n", chipid); > + dev_info(dev, "Read [DM9051_PID] error!\n"); > + return 0; If this is an error case, returning 0 is not a good idea. -ENODEV? > +static void dm9051_phy_advertise_pausecap_func(struct board_info *db) > +{ > + int phy4 = dm_phy_read_func(db, MII_ADVERTISE); //DBG_20140407 > + > + dm_phy_write_func(db, MII_ADVERTISE, phy4 | ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP); // dm95 flow-control RX! > +} Use seem to be using the deprecated mii code. Please replace it with phylib. phylib will then do things like advertising. > +static void dm9051_reset(struct board_info *db) > +{ > + mdelay(2); //delay 2 ms any need before NCR_RST (20170510) Since this is a new driver, there is no history. Comments like 20170510 don't add anything useful. > +static void IMR_DISABLE_LOCK_ESSENTIAL(struct board_info *db) Don't use upper case for functions. > +{ > + ADDR_LOCK_HEAD_ESSENTIAL(db); > + imr_reg_stop(db); > + ADDR_LOCK_TAIL_ESSENTIAL(db); > +} > +static int dm9051_read_mac_to_dev(struct device *dev, struct net_device *ndev, > + struct board_info *db) > +{ > + int i; > + u8 mac_fix[ETH_ALEN] = { 0x00, 0x60, 0x6e, 0x90, 0x51, 0xee }; > + > + for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) > + ndev->dev_addr[i] = ior(db, DM9051_PAR + i); > + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr)) { You should use a random MAC address. eth_hw_addr_random(ndev); > + for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) > + iow(db, DM9051_PAR + i, mac_fix[i]); > + for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) > + ndev->dev_addr[i] = ior(db, DM9051_PAR + i); > + dev_info(dev, "dm9 [reg_netdev][%s][chip MAC: %pM (%s)]\n", > + ndev->name, ndev->dev_addr, "FIX-1"); dev_dbg() ? > + return 0; > + } > + return 1; If this is an error, please use an error code. > +static void dm_set_mac_lock(struct board_info *db) > +{ > + struct net_device *ndev = db->ndev; > + > + if (db->enter_setmac) { > + int i, oft; > + > + db->enter_setmac = 0; > + netdev_info(ndev, "set_mac_address %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", > + ndev->dev_addr[0], ndev->dev_addr[1], ndev->dev_addr[2], > + ndev->dev_addr[3], ndev->dev_addr[4], ndev->dev_addr[5]); netdev_dbg() Also, %pM can be used here. > +static > +const struct net_device_ops dm9051_netdev_ops = { > + .ndo_open = dm9051_open, > + .ndo_stop = dm9051_stop, > + .ndo_start_xmit = DM9051_START_XMIT, > + .ndo_set_rx_mode = dm9051_set_multicast_list_schedule, _schedule? This is called in a context you can make blocking calls. So i don't see why you need the work queue. > +static void dm9051_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, > + struct ethtool_drvinfo *info) > +{ > + struct board_info *dm = to_dm9051_board(dev); > + > + strscpy(info->driver, DRVNAME_9051, sizeof(info->driver)); > + strscpy(info->version, dm->DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version)); version is meaningless. Please leave it empty, and the core will fill it in with the kernel version. > + strscpy(info->bus_info, dev_name(dev->dev.parent), sizeof(info->bus_info)); > +} > + > +/* LNX_KERNEL_v58 */ 58? We are only at version 5 at the moment? > +/* Tips: reset and increase the RST counter > + */ Tips? > +static void dm9051_fifo_reset(u8 state, u8 *hstr, struct board_info *db) > +{ > + db->bc.DO_FIFO_RST_counter++; > + dm9051_reset(db); > +} > + > +static void dm9051_reset_dm9051(struct board_info *db, int rxlen) > +{ > + struct net_device *ndev = db->ndev; > + char *sbuff = (char *)db->prxhdr; > + char hstr[72]; > + > + netdev_info(ndev, "dm9-pkt-Wrong RxLen over-range (%x= %d > %x= %d)\n", > + rxlen, rxlen, DM9051_PKT_MAX, DM9051_PKT_MAX); > + > + db->bc.large_err_counter++; > + db->bc.mac_ovrsft_counter++; //increase the MAC over_shift counter > + dm9051_fifo_reset(11, hstr, db); > + sprintf(hstr, "dmfifo_reset( 11 RxLenErr ) rxhdr %02x %02x %02x %02x (quick)", > + sbuff[0], sbuff[1], sbuff[2], sbuff[3]); > + netdev_info(ndev, "%s\n", hstr); > + netdev_info(ndev, "dm9 reset-done: of LargeRxLen\n"); > + netdev_info(ndev, " RxLenErr&MacOvrSft_Er %d, RST_c %d\n", > + db->bc.mac_ovrsft_counter, > + db->bc.DO_FIFO_RST_counter); There is a lot of kernel log spamming going on here. Please either remove this, of use netdev_dbg(). Please look throught all the uses of _info() and see if they are actually useful, or should be removed. > +#define dm_msg_open_done(nd, maddr, irqn) \ > + netdev_info(nd, "[dm_open] %pM irq_no %d ACTIVE_LOW\n", maddr, irqn) Please don't use macros like this. > +#define init_sched_phy(db) schedule_delayed_work(&(db)->phy_poll, HZ * 1) No, no, no. This code feels like it is a vendor crap driver, with an abstraction over the OS. That is not how Linux drivers should work. If you need to lock a mutux, call the mutex_lock(), not a wrapper around mutex_lock. Please remove all these wrapper. Andrew