linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/5] net: hns3: provide .get_cmdq

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Date:   Sat, 9 May 2020 13:48:16 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Huazhong Tan <tanhuazhong@...wei.com>
Cc:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <salil.mehta@...wei.com>,
        <yisen.zhuang@...wei.com>, <linuxarm@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/5] net: hns3: provide .get_cmdq_stat
 interface for the client

On Sat, 9 May 2020 17:27:39 +0800 Huazhong Tan wrote:
> This patch provides a new interface for the client to query
> whether CMDQ is ready to work.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Huazhong Tan <tanhuazhong@...wei.com>

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
> index 5602bf2..7506cab 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
> @@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ struct hnae3_ae_ops {
>  	int (*set_vf_mac)(struct hnae3_handle *handle, int vf, u8 *p);
>  	int (*get_module_eeprom)(struct hnae3_handle *handle, u32 offset,
>  				 u32 len, u8 *data);
> +	bool (*get_cmdq_stat)(struct hnae3_handle *handle);
>  };

I don't see anything in this series using this new interface, why is it
added now?