netdev - Re: [PATCH V4 14/26] pch_gbe: deprecate pci_get_bus_and

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Date:   Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:24:58 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        timur@...eaurora.org
Cc:     linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Tobias Klauser <tklauser@...tanz.ch>,
        "open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 14/26] pch_gbe: deprecate pci_get_bus_and_slot()

On Tue, 2017-12-19 at 07:17 -0500, Sinan Kaya wrote:
> On 12/19/2017 5:45 AM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Tue, 2017-12-19 at 00:37 -0500, Sinan Kaya wrote:
> > > 

> > pci_get_bus_and_slot() still might be useful for the wired devices
> > in
> > SoC where we know for sure that domain == 0.
> > 
> 
> Then hard code the domain number as 0 while calling
> pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot()
> if you know for sure that this device will never work on a non-zero
> domain.

Thanks for so detailed explanation.

Okay, I suppose you did estimate the amount of drivers / modules that
may look better with pci_get_bus_and_slot() and the result is comparable
  small.

-- 
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Intel Finland Oy