[PATCH v10 13/21] net/txgbe: fix link stability for 40G NIC

[Jiawen Wu]

> > +void txgbe_e56_rx_rd_second_code_40g(struct txgbe_hw *hw, int *SECOND_CODE, int lane)
> > +{
> > +	int i, median;
> > +	unsigned int rdata;
> > +	u32 addr;
> > +	int RXS_BBCDR_SECOND_ORDER_ST[RXS_READ_COUNT];
> > +
> > +	/* Set ovrd_en=0 to read ASIC value */
> > +	addr = E56G__RXS0_ANA_OVRDEN_1_ADDR + (lane *  E56PHY_RXS_OFFSET);
> > +	rdata = rd32_ephy(hw, addr);
> > +	EPHY_XFLD(E56G__RXS0_ANA_OVRDEN_1, ovrd_en_ana_bbcdr_int_cstm_i) = 0;
> > +	wr32_ephy(hw, addr, rdata);
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * As status update from RXS hardware is asynchronous to read status of SECOND_ORDER,
> > +	 * follow sequence mentioned below.
> > +	 */
> > +	for (i = 0; i < RXS_READ_COUNT; i = i + 1) {
> > +		addr = E56G__RXS0_ANA_OVRDVAL_5_ADDR + (lane *  E56PHY_RXS_OFFSET);
> > +		rdata = rd32_ephy(hw, addr);
> > +		RXS_BBCDR_SECOND_ORDER_ST[i] = EPHY_XFLD(E56G__RXS0_ANA_OVRDVAL_5,
> > +							 ana_bbcdr_int_cstm_i);
> > +		usec_delay(100);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	/* sort array RXS_BBCDR_SECOND_ORDER_ST[i] */
> > +	qsort(RXS_BBCDR_SECOND_ORDER_ST, RXS_READ_COUNT, sizeof(int), txgbe_e56_int_cmp);
> > +
> > +	median = ((RXS_READ_COUNT + 1) / 2) - 1;
> > +	*SECOND_CODE = RXS_BBCDR_SECOND_ORDER_ST[median];
> > +
> > +	return;
> > +}
> 
> These extra returns are causing extra checkpatch warnings.
> I know this is base code but if possible could you remove them.
> 
> 
> WARNING:RETURN_VOID: void function return statements are not generally useful
> #707: FILE: drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_e56.c:1806:
> +	return;
> +}
> 
> WARNING:RETURN_VOID: void function return statements are not generally useful
> #736: FILE: drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_e56.c:1835:
> +	return;
> +}

Alternatively, it can be declared as a static function. It is only invoked in this .c file.