linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 05/10] drivers: base: Add device_find_in_class

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Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:43:25 -0800
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        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>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/Marvell Dove/MV78xx0/Orion SOC support" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 05/10] drivers: base: Add
 device_find_in_class_name()

On 01/17/2017 03:34 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 1:21 AM, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> wrote:
>> Add a helper function to lookup a device reference given a class name.
>> This is a preliminary patch to remove adhoc code from net/dsa/dsa.c and
>> make it more generic.
> 
> 
>> +static int device_class_name_match(struct device *dev, void *class)
> 
> And why not const char *class?

This was raised back in v2, and the same response applies:

https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev@vger.kernel.org/msg147559.html

Changing the signature of a callback is out of the scope of this patch
series.
-- 
Florian