linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: marvell: skge: use new api ethtool_{get|set}_link

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Message-ID: <CAC=8w92rNfw6a78Cscw8D+PQuOw_C4rLR3hMbCh2ROETKS7THw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 16 Jan 2017 22:27:38 +0100
From:   Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@...il.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, mlindner@...vell.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: marvell: skge: use new api ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings

Hi Stephen,

On 1/16/17, Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:36:17 -0500 (EST)
> David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
>> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 09:29:51 -0800
>>
>> > On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 13:08:28 +0100
>> > Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@...il.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> The ethtool api {get|set}_settings is deprecated.
>> >> We move this driver to new api {get|set}_link_ksettings.
>> >>
>> >> The callback set_link_ksettings no longer update the value
>> >> of advertising, as the struct ethtool_link_ksettings is
>> >> defined as const.
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@...il.com>
>> >
>> > Did you test this on real hardware?
>>
>> Philippe probably doesn't have physical access to most of the
>> drivers he is converting.
>>
>> But, he is the only person working on converting all of the drivers,
>> and therefore when the change looks straightforward I am going to
>> reward his work and effort by applying his changes and hope there
>> isn't any fallout.
>>
>> Those who really care can test his patches and give a Tested-by:
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Yes, it looks mechanical and should be applied. There are lots of pieces of
> old hardware that no developer is running, and if we required full test
> suite runs
> on all drivers, then no refactoring would ever be possible.
>
> My preference is to always add commit note that the patch was compile
> tested only so that if someone has a problem with real hardware then they
> know
> what to suspect.

David is right, I don't have the hardware to test all drivers.
I haven't added a little note on all commit, because I was
thinking it would be a lot of noise. But if you prefer (and
David agrees), I'll add a note on all the following patches.

Btw, thanks David for applying my patches.

Philippe