linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 7/8] net: dsa: change dsa_ptr for a dsa

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Message-ID: <767d2ab8-7fc1-170b-ec13-07c77158d4e3@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:20:25 -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 7/8] net: dsa: change dsa_ptr for a dsa_port

On 09/29/2017 11:36 AM, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> With DSA, a master net device (CPU facing interface) has a dsa_ptr
> pointer to which hangs a dsa_switch_tree. This is not correct because a
> master interface is wired to a dedicated switch port, and because we can
> theoretically have several master interfaces pointing to several CPU
> ports of the same switch fabric.
> 
> Change the master interface's dsa_ptr for the CPU dsa_port pointer.
> This is a step towards supporting multiple CPU ports. Also remove
> dsa_get_cpu_port which is now unneeded.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>

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