linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 00/12] net: Introduce ndo_get_port_parent

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Message-Id: <20190206.141810.950568527074058350.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:18:10 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     f.fainelli@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, idosch@...lanox.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        oss-drivers@...ronome.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 00/12] net: Introduce
 ndo_get_port_parent_id()

From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 13:50:50 -0800 (PST)

> From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> Date: Wed,  6 Feb 2019 09:45:34 -0800
> 
>> Based on discussion with Ido and feedback from Jakub there are clearly
>> two classes of users that implement SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID:
>> 
>> - PF/VF drivers which typically only implement return the port's parent
>>   ID, yet have to implement switchdev_port_attr_get() just for that
>> 
>> - Ethernet switch drivers: mlxsw, ocelot, DSA, etc. which implement more
>>   attributes which we want to be able to eventually veto in the context
>>   of the caller, thus making them candidates for using a blocking notifier
>>   chain
>> 
>> Changes in v4:
>  ..
> 
> Series applied, thanks Florian.
> 
> I'll push this out to net-next after my build tests complete.

I had to remove the unused variable 'rocker' to kill a warning introduced
by patch #8.

Just FYI...