linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 01/16] net: dsa: use dsa_to

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Message-ID: <20191021123149.GB16084@lunn.ch>
Date:   Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:31:49 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 01/16] net: dsa: use dsa_to_port helper
 everywhere

On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 11:19:26PM -0400, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> Do not let the drivers access the ds->ports static array directly
> while there is a dsa_to_port helper for this purpose.
> 
> At the same time, un-const this helper since the SJA1105 driver
> assigns the priv member of the returned dsa_port structure.

Hi Vivien

Is priv the only member we expect drivers to change? Is the rest
private to the core/RO? Rather then remove the const, i wonder if it
would be better to add a helper to set priv?

Otherwise:

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew