linux-kernel - Re: [RFC net-next v3 02/10] net: bridge: mrp: Expose function br_mrp_port

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Message-ID: <20200125112922.xrskly7d2qb7t22c@soft-dev3.microsemi.net>
Date:   Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:29:22 +0100
From:   Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org>, <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        <ivecera@...hat.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>, <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>,
        <anirudh.venkataramanan@...el.com>, <olteanv@...il.com>,
        <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>, <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next v3 02/10] net: bridge: mrp: Expose function
 br_mrp_port_open

The 01/24/2020 18:37, Andrew Lunn wrote:
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> On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 05:18:20PM +0100, Horatiu Vultur wrote:
> > In case the HW is capable to detect when the MRP ring is open or closed. It is
> > expected that the network driver will notify the bridge that the ring is open or
> > closed.
> >
> > The function br_mrp_port_open is used to notify the kernel that one of the ports
> > stopped receiving MRP_Test frames. The argument 'loc' has a value of '1' when
> > the port stopped receiving MRP_Test and '0' when it started to receive MRP_Test.
> 
> Hi Horatiu
> 
> Given the name of the function, br_mrp_port_open(), how about replacing
> loc with a bool with the name open?

Hi Andrew,

Well spotted, yes I will replace this in the next series.

> 
>     Andrew

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/Horatiu