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Date:	Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:43:22 +0000
From:	"N, Mugunthan V" <mugunthanvnm@...com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 2/2] netdev: driver: ethernet: Add TI CPSW driver

Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Perches [mailto:joe@...ches.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:34 AM
> To: N, Mugunthan V
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; davem@...emloft.net
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] netdev: driver: ethernet: Add TI CPSW driver
> 
> On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 00:07 +0530, Mugunthan V N wrote:
> > This patch adds support for TI's CPSW driver.
> >
> > The three port switch gigabit ethernet subsystem provides ethernet
> packet
> > communication and can be configured as an ethernet switch. Supports
> > 10/100/1000 Mbps.
> 
> some more notes.
> 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
> []
> > +#define msg(level, type, format, ...)				\
> > +do {								\
> > +	if (netif_msg_##type(priv) && net_ratelimit())		\
> > +		dev_##level(priv->dev, format, ## __VA_ARGS__);	\
> > +} while (0)
> 
> This hides an always used priv variable.
> 
> I suggest you expand this to multiple #defines like:
> 
> #define cpsw_info(priv, type, format, ...)			\
> do {								\
> 	if (netif_msg_##type(priv) && net_ratelimit())		\
> 		dev_info(priv->dev, format, ##__VA_ARGS__);	\
> } while (0)
> 
> and change the uses from
> 	msg(info,...)
> to
> 	cpsw_info(priv, type, format, ...)

Agreed, will change the define.

> 
> []
> 
> > +struct cpsw_priv {
> > +	spinlock_t			lock;
> > +	struct platform_device		*pdev;
> > +	struct net_device		*ndev;
> > +	struct resource			*cpsw_res;
> > +	struct resource			*cpsw_ss_res;
> > +	struct napi_struct		napi;
> > +#define napi_to_priv(napi)	container_of(napi, struct cpsw_priv, napi)
> 
> I still think embedded #defines in structs are hard to read.

Agreed, will move defines outside the struct definition.

> 
> []
> > +static int cpsw_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
> > +{
> > +	struct cpsw_priv	*priv = napi_to_priv(napi);
> > +	int			num_tx, num_rx;
> > +
> > +	num_tx = cpdma_chan_process(priv->txch, 128);
> > +	num_rx = cpdma_chan_process(priv->rxch, budget);
> > +
> > +	if (num_rx || num_tx)
> > +		msg(dbg, intr, "poll %d rx, %d tx pkts\n", num_rx, num_tx);
> 
> 		cpsw_dbg(priv, intr, etc...)

Will change this debug.

> []
> > +		*link = true;
> > +	} else {
> > +		mac_control = 0;
> > +		/* diable forwarding */
> 
> disable tyop
> 
> > +	if (IS_ERR(slave->phy)) {
> > +		msg(err, ifup, "phy %s not found on slave %d\n",
> > +		    slave->data->phy_id, slave->slave_num);
> > +		slave->phy = NULL;
> > +	} else {
> > +		printk(KERN_ERR "\nCPSW phy found : id is : 0x%x\n",
> > +			slave->phy->phy_id);
> 
> Using leading newlines doesn't help much.
> I suggest dev_err.

Agreed, will change this to dev_err

> []
> 
> > +	ndev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct cpsw_priv));
> > +	if (!ndev) {
> > +		pr_err("cpsw: error allocating net_device\n");
> 
> Add
> #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
> before all #includes and remove the embedded prefix
> from all pr_<level> uses.

Agreed, will make use of pr_fmt and remove embedded prefix in pr_<level>
uses

> 
> > +	if (is_valid_ether_addr(data->slave_data[0].mac_addr)) {
> > +		memcpy(priv->mac_addr, data->slave_data[0].mac_addr,
> ETH_ALEN);
> > +		printk(KERN_INFO"Detected MACID=%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x\n",
> > +			priv->mac_addr[0], priv->mac_addr[1],
> > +			priv->mac_addr[2], priv->mac_addr[3],
> > +			priv->mac_addr[4], priv->mac_addr[5]);
> 
> Use printf extension %pM to print the MAC address
> 
> 		pr_info("Detected MAC=%pM\n", priv->mac_addr);

Will use %pM to MAC address

> 
> > +	priv->slaves = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cpsw_slave) * data->slaves,
> > +			       GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!priv->slaves) {
> > +		dev_err(priv->dev, "failed to allocate slave ports\n");
> 
> No real need for this dev_err

Agreed, will remove this dev_err

> []
> > +	memset(&dma_params, 0, sizeof(dma_params));
> > +	dma_params.dev			= &pdev->dev;
> > +	dma_params.dmaregs		= (void __iomem *)(((u32)priv->regs) +
> > +						data->cpdma_reg_ofs);
> > +	dma_params.rxthresh		= (void __iomem *)(((u32)priv->regs) +
> > +					data->cpdma_reg_ofs + CPDMA_RXTHRESH);
> > +	dma_params.rxfree		= (void __iomem *)(((u32)priv->regs) +
> > +					data->cpdma_reg_ofs + CPDMA_RXFREE);
> > +
> > +	dma_params.txhdp	= (void __iomem *)(((u32)priv->regs) +
> > +				data->cpdma_sram_ofs + CPDMA_TXHDP);
> > +	dma_params.rxhdp	= (void __iomem *)(((u32)priv->regs) +
> > +				data->cpdma_sram_ofs + CPDMA_RXHDP);
> > +	dma_params.txcp		= (void __iomem *)(((u32)priv->regs) +
> > +				data->cpdma_sram_ofs + CPDMA_TXCP);
> > +	dma_params.rxcp		= (void __iomem *)(((u32)priv->regs) +
> > +				data->cpdma_sram_ofs + CPDMA_RXCP);
> 
> These might be more readable if you didn't try to align it
> or maybe add macros or inline functions like:
> 
> #define cpsw_sram_addr(priv, data, offset)			\
> 	(void __iomem *)(((u32)(priv)->regs) + (data)->cpdma_sram_ofs +
> offset)

Agreed, will make it as macros

With regards
Mugunthan V N 

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