netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: mvpp2: Split the PPv2 driver to a dedicated directory

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Date:   Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:48:02 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        antoine.tenart@...tlin.com, thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com,
        gregory.clement@...tlin.com, miquel.raynal@...tlin.com,
        nadavh@...vell.com, stefanc@...vell.com, ymarkman@...vell.com,
        mw@...ihalf.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: mvpp2: Split the PPv2 driver to a
 dedicated directory

From: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 10:07:43 +0200

> As the mvpp2 driver is growing, move this driver to a dedicated
> directory and split it into several files.
> 
> Since this driver has a lot of register defines and structure
> definitions, it can benefit from having all of this into a dedicated
> header file, named mvpp2.h.
> 
> A good chunk of the mvpp2 code is dedicated to Header Parser handling, so
> we introduce mvpp2_prs.h where all Header Parser definitions are located,
> and mvpp2_prs.c containing the related code.
> 
> In the same way, mvpp2_cls.h and mvpp2_cls.c are created to contain
> Classifier and RSS related code.
> 
> The former 'mvpp2.c' file is renamed 'mvpp2_main.c' so that we can keep
> the driver binary named 'mvpp2'.
> 
> This commit is only about spliting the driver into multiple files and
> doesn't introduce any new function, feature or fix besides removing
> 'static' keywords when needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>
> ---
> This is based on the latest net-next, I expect no conflicts but due to
> the amount of code this patchs touches, it can easily become un-appliable.
> 
> Tell me if that's the case, I'll be happy to rebase it if needed.

Applied, thank you.