linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: dsa: remove copy of master ethtool

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Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:55:54 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.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 1/4] net: dsa: remove copy of master ethtool_ops

On 09/19/2017 08:56 AM, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> There is no need to store a copy of the master ethtool ops, storing the
> original pointer in DSA and the new one in the master netdev itself is
> enough.
> 
> In the meantime, set orig_ethtool_ops to NULL when restoring the master
> ethtool ops and check the presence of the master original ethtool ops as
> well as its needed functions before calling them.

I clearly like memcpy() too much, this looks good:

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian