linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 00/11] net: dsa: setup stage

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Date:   Thu, 09 Nov 2017 09:29:28 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...oirfairelinux.com, f.fainelli@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/11] net: dsa: setup stage

From: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Date: Mon,  6 Nov 2017 16:11:42 -0500

> When probing a DSA switch, there is basically two stages.
> 
> The first stage is the parsing of the switch device, from either device
> tree or platform data. It fetches the DSA tree to which it belongs, and
> validates its ports. The switch device is then added to the tree, and
> the second stage is called if this was the last switch of the tree.
> 
> The second stage is the setup of the tree, which validates that the tree
> is complete, sets up the routing tables, the default CPU port for user
> ports, sets up the switch drivers and finally the master interfaces,
> which makes the whole switch fabric functional.
> 
> This patch series covers the second setup stage. The setup and teardown
> of a switch tree have been separated into logical steps, and the probing
> of a switch now simply parses and adds a switch to a tree.

Series applied, thanks Vivien.