netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 03/12] net: dsa: b53: Defer port enabling to calling port

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Date:   Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:53:18 -0400
From:   Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, andrew@...n.ch,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 03/12] net: dsa: b53: Defer port enabling to calling port_enable

Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> writes:

> There is no need to configure the enabled ports once in b53_setup() and then a
> second time around when dsa_switch_ops::port_enable is called, just do it when
> port_enable is called which is better in terms of power consumption and
> correctness.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>

Great, my next step is to move up the ports enabling/disabling withing
DSA core. This patch helps going in that direction, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>