linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] net: smc91x: isolate u16 writes alignment workaround

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Date:   Sat, 15 Oct 2016 23:11:56 +0200
From:   Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>
To:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
        Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] net: smc91x: isolate u16 writes alignment workaround

Sorry David, I just noticed you weren't in the "To:" of this serie, but I won't
forget you for the v3 I need to release anyway
(https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/10/15/104).

Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr> writes:
> +	lp->half_word_align4 =
> +		machine_is_mainstone() || machine_is_stargate2() ||
> +		machine_is_pxa_idp();

Bah this one is not good enough.

First, machine_is_*() is not defined if CONFIG_ARM=n, and this part is not under
a #ifdef CONFIG_ARM.

Moreover, I think it is a good occasion to go further, and :
 - enhance smc91x_platdata and add a pxa_u16_align4 boolean
 - transform this statement into :
	lp->half_word_align4 = lp->cfg.pxa_u16_align4

This will remove the machine_*() calls from the smc91x driver, which looks a
good move, doesn't it ?

Cheers.

--
Robert