linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Octeon: Use defines instead of magic numbers

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Message-ID: <1473793494.15480.1@x201s.roaming.asbjorn.biz>
Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:04:54 +0000
From:   Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen <asbjorn@...jorn.st>
To:     Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>
Cc:     Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Octeon: Use defines instead of magic numbers

Hi Aaro,

On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:03:14 +0300, Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 08:33:43PM +0000, Asbjoern Sloth Toennesen wrote:
> > The patch will be followed by a similar patch to
> > drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
> 
> I think you should:
> 
> 	1. Move this function to staging/octeon
> 
> 	2. Do required cleanups there
> 
> 	3. Finally delete the function under arch/mips
> 
> We shouldn't start making cleanups (except code removal) to ethernet code
> under mips/cavium-octeon/executive as it really does not belong there...

I agree that this would make sense, however I just came across this looking
at the general MTU code across drivers, and don't have a real interest in
this particular driver nor mips, so I am not looking to fall that deep into
the rabbit hole.

-- 
Best regards
Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen