linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/6] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: write MAC outside of ATU Get Next code

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Message-ID: <20151013184842.GA6505@ketchup.mtl.sfl>
Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:48:43 -0400
From:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...oirfairelinux.com,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/6] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: write MAC outside
 of ATU Get Next code

On Oct. Tuesday 13 (42) 12:46 PM, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> There is no need to write the MAC address before every Get Next
> operation, since ATU MAC registers are not cleared between calls.
> 
> Move the _mv88e6xxx_atu_mac_write call outside of _mv88e6xxx_atu_getnext
> so future code could call ATU Get Next multiple times and save a few
> register access.

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