netdev - Re: [PATCHv3 net-next 00/12] net: mvpp2: misc improvements and preparation patches

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Date:   Thu, 9 Feb 2017 09:55:34 +0000
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Nadav Haklai <nadavh@...vell.com>,
        Hanna Hawa <hannah@...vell.com>,
        Yehuda Yitschak <yehuday@...vell.com>,
        Stefan Chulski <stefanc@...vell.com>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
        Marcin Wojtas <mw@...ihalf.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 net-next 00/12] net: mvpp2: misc improvements and
 preparation patches

On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 04:51:29PM +0100, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> David,
> 
> This series contains a number of misc improvements and preparation
> patches for an upcoming series that adds support for the new PPv2.2
> network controller to the mvpp2 driver.
> 
> Sorry for the long delay since v2, I was on
> vacation/conference/training in January, and therefore wasn't able to
> resend a new version earlier. Upcoming versions should arrive much
> faster, if there are further comments on this series.
> 
> The most significant improvements are:
> 
>  - Switching to using build_skb(), which is necessary for the upcoming
>    PPv2.2 support, but anyway a good improvement to the current mvpp2
>    driver (supporting PPv2.1).
> 
>  - Making the driver build on 64-bit platforms.
> 
> Changes since v2:
> 
>  - Fix remaining 64-bit build warning, reported by David Miller.
> 
>  - Adjust how bit mask related definitions are done in "net: mvpp2:
>    simplify MVPP2_PRS_RI_* definitions" according to Russell King
>    suggestions.
> 
>  - Add a patch "net: mvpp2: remove useless arguments in
>    mvpp2_rx_{pkts,time}_coal_set", suggested by Russell King.
> 
>  - Rework mvpp2_rx_time_coal_set() implementation to avoid overflows
>    and rounding errors. I've used the implementation suggested by
>    Russell King.
> 
> Changes since v1:
> 
>  - This series is split as a separate series from the larger patch set
>    adding support for PPv2.2 in the mvpp2 driver, as requested by
>    David Miller.
> 
>  - Rebased on top of v4.10-rc1.

For the whole series:

Acked-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>

Thanks.

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