netdev - [PATCH net 3/3] net/mlx5e: Remove unnecessary checks when setting num channels

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Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:19:19 +0200
From:   Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
To:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Eran Ben Elisha <eranbe@...lanox.com>,
        Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 3/3] net/mlx5e: Remove unnecessary checks when setting num channels

From: Eran Ben Elisha <eranbe@...lanox.com>

Boundaries checks for the number of RX and TX should be checked by the
caller and not in the driver.

Signed-off-by: Eran Ben Elisha <eranbe@...lanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c | 10 ----------
 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index 33a399a8b5d5..b1b9eb6ee135 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -554,16 +554,6 @@ static int mlx5e_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 			    __func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (ch->rx_count || ch->tx_count) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "%s: separate rx/tx count not supported\n",
-			    __func__);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (count > ncv) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "%s: count (%d) > max (%d)\n",
-			    __func__, count, ncv);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	if (priv->params.num_channels == count)
 		return 0;
-- 
1.8.3.1