linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/9] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: allocate the number of ports

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Message-ID: <20170330135050.GD17879@lunn.ch>
Date:   Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:50:50 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...oirfairelinux.com,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/9] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: allocate the number of
 ports

On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 04:30:15PM -0400, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> The current code allocates DSA_MAX_PORTS ports for a Marvell dsa_switch
> structure. Provide the exact number of ports so the corresponding
> ds->num_ports is accurate.

Hi Vivien

Is net/dsa/dsa.c: dsa_switch_setup() still used?  If it is, won't that
invalidate your assumption about ds->num_ports.

   Andrew