Re: [PATCH] net: ieee802154: adf7242: Fix erroneous RX enable

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Hello Michael.

On 09.07.2018 10:51, Michael Hennerich wrote:
> On 05.07.2018 11:30, Stefan Schmidt wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> [Just back from a a few weeks leave and catching up]
>>
>> On 25.06.2018 15:49, Alexandru Ardelean wrote:
>>> From: Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Only enable RX mode if the netdev is opened.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c | 5 ++++-
>>>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
>>> b/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
>>> index 3e85e9500233..0a240a3f7817 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
>>> @@ -739,7 +739,10 @@ static int adf7242_channel(struct ieee802154_hw
>>> *hw, u8 page, u8 channel)
>>>       adf7242_write_reg(lp, REG_CH_FREQ1, freq >> 8);
>>>       adf7242_write_reg(lp, REG_CH_FREQ2, freq >> 16);
>>>   -    return adf7242_cmd(lp, CMD_RC_RX);
>>> +    if (test_bit(FLAG_START, &lp->flags))
>>> +        return adf7242_cmd_rx(lp);
>>> +    else
>>> +        return adf7242_cmd(lp, CMD_RC_PHY_RDY);
>>
>> What is the difference between the CMD_RC_PHY_RDY and the CMD_RC_RX
>> command here. From the commit log I would have expected the if check but
>> not a change in the issued command?
> 
> 
> The device must be in PHY_RDY state while changing the channel.
> The difference is that in CMD_RC_RX the device is in RX mode,
> and it will generate receive interrupts. The issue was that the device
> erroneously entered this state even when the netdev was stopped.
> This patch makes sure that the device stays in PHY_RDY state if the
> device isn't started.

Thanks. That was not clear from the short commit message. Makes more
sense now.

regards
Stefan Schmidt
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