linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 08/10] net: dsa: Add support for platform data

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Message-ID: <20170113140459.GH10203@lunn.ch>
Date:   Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:04:59 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "moderated list:ARM SUB-ARCHITECTURES" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 08/10] net: dsa: Add support for platform data

> index cd91070b5467..d326fc4afad7 100644
> --- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
> +++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
> @@ -81,17 +81,23 @@ static void dsa_dst_del_ds(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst,
>  
>  static bool dsa_port_is_valid(struct dsa_port *port)
>  {
> -	return !!port->dn;
> +	return !!(port->dn || port->name);
>  }
  
Does this clash with Viviens recent change to make names optional and
have the kernel assign it?

I suppose you could use an name of "eth%d"? Is it worth adding a
comment to the platform data structure?

	Andrew