linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/17] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: rework ATU support

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Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:52:10 -0400
From:   Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...oirfairelinux.com,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/17] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: rework ATU support

Hi Florian,

Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> writes:

> Just some general note on the way the driver seems to be going there
> seems to be a multiplication of new ops being introduced, and most of
> them seem to default to the mv88e6xxx (generic) ones. Should you do
> something like:
>
> if (!ops->foo)
> 	ops->foo = mv88e6xxx_foo
>
> Such that you reduce the possibility for a specific switch model to lack
> such an operation?

You are correct, ideally generic library functions (the one starting
with the mv88e6xxx_ prefix) should not be assigned to ops.

The ops are const though. I'll come up with something maintainable.

Thanks!

        Vivien