> +static int oa_tc6_sw_reset(struct oa_tc6 *tc6) > +{ > + long timeleft; > + u32 regval; > + int ret; > + > + /* Perform software reset with both protected and unprotected control > + * commands because the driver doesn't know the current status of the > + * MAC-PHY. > + */ > + regval = SW_RESET; > + reinit_completion(&tc6->rst_complete); > + ret = oa_tc6_perform_ctrl(tc6, OA_TC6_RESET, ®val, 1, true, false); > + if (ret) { > + dev_err(&tc6->spi->dev, "RESET register write failed\n"); > + return ret; > + } > + > + ret = oa_tc6_perform_ctrl(tc6, OA_TC6_RESET, ®val, 1, true, true); > + if (ret) { > + dev_err(&tc6->spi->dev, "RESET register write failed\n"); > + return ret; > + } > + timeleft = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&tc6->rst_complete, > + msecs_to_jiffies(1)); > + if (timeleft <= 0) { > + dev_err(&tc6->spi->dev, "MAC-PHY reset failed\n"); > + return -ENODEV; > + } This seems a bit messy and complex. I assume reset is performed once during probe, and never again? So i wonder if it would be cleaner to actually just poll for the reset to complete? You can then remove all this completion code, and the interrupt handler gets simpler? > + /* Register MAC-PHY interrupt service routine */ > + ret = devm_request_irq(&spi->dev, spi->irq, macphy_irq, 0, "macphy int", > + tc6); > + if ((ret != -ENOTCONN) && ret < 0) { > + dev_err(&spi->dev, "Error attaching macphy irq %d\n", ret); > + goto err_macphy_irq; > + } Why is -ENOTCONN special? A comment would be good here. > -void oa_tc6_deinit(struct oa_tc6 *tc6) > +int oa_tc6_deinit(struct oa_tc6 *tc6) > { > - kfree(tc6); > + int ret; > + > + devm_free_irq(&tc6->spi->dev, tc6->spi->irq, tc6); > + ret = kthread_stop(tc6->tc6_task); > + if (!ret) > + kfree(tc6); > + return ret; > } What is the MAC driver supposed to do if this fails? But this problem probably goes away once you use a threaded interrupt handler. w> +/* Open Alliance TC6 Standard Control and Status Registers */ > +#define OA_TC6_RESET 0x0003 /* Reset Control and Status Register */ > +#define OA_TC6_STS0 0x0008 /* Status Register #0 */ Please use the same name as the standard. It use STATUS0, so OA_TC6_STATUS0. Please make sure all your defines follow the standard. > + > +/* RESET register field */ > +#define SW_RESET BIT(0) /* Software Reset */ It is pretty normal to put #defines for a register members after the #define for the register itself: #define OA_TC6_RESET 0x0003 /* Reset Control and Status Register */ #define OA_TC6_RESET_SWRESET BIT(0) #define OA_TC6_STATUS0 0x0008 /* Status Register #0 */ #define OA_TC6_STATUS0_RESETC BIT(6) /* Reset Complete */ The naming like this also helps avoid mixups. Andrew