linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] stmmac ethernet: remove cut & paste code

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Message-ID: <1480026433.19726.17.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:27:13 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     peppe.cavallaro@...com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar, sonic.zhang@...log.com,
        fabrice.gasnier@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] stmmac ethernet: remove cut & paste code

On Thu, 2016-11-24 at 22:44 +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Thu 2016-11-24 12:05:25, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Thu, 2016-11-24 at 12:05 +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > Remove duplicate code from _tx routines.
> > 
> > trivia:
> > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> > 
> > []
> > > @@ -1960,6 +1960,38 @@ static void stmmac_tso_allocator(struct stmmac_priv *priv, unsigned int des,
> > >  	}
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +static void stmmac_xmit_common(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, int nfrags, struct dma_desc *desc)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
> > > +
> > > +	if (unlikely(stmmac_tx_avail(priv) <= (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1))) {
> > > +		if (netif_msg_hw(priv))
> > > +			pr_debug("%s: stop transmitted packets\n", __func__);
> > 
> > 		netif_dbg(priv, hw, dev, "%s: stop transmitted packets\n",
> > 			  __func__);
> 
> Not now. Modifying the code while de-duplicating would be bad idea.

Too many people think overly granular patches are the
best and only way to make changes.

Deduplication and consolidation can happen simultaneously.

> (And it looks like the driver has rather more serious problems than
> printk style...)

Probably so.

cheers, Joe