linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 2/2] usb: gadget: u_ether: Don't warn in gether_setup_name

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Message-ID: <Y8lhOxIwz6dZlNnz@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:26:51 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrzej Pietrasiewicz <andrzej.p@...labora.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 2/2] usb: gadget: u_ether: Don't warn in
 gether_setup_name_default()

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 01:38:15PM +0000, Jon Hunter wrote:
> 
> On 19/01/2023 10:46, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
> > In looking at this further, you are right, the structures are not
> > initialized properly yet.
> > 
> > So move these to a different function entirely, they should be in
> > gether_register_netdev() instead, after the device is registered with
> > the system.
> 
> 
> I wonder if this is even necessary. Looking at gether_register_netdev() it
> already has ...
> 
>  status = register_netdev(net);
>  if (status < 0) {
>          dev_dbg(&g->dev, "register_netdev failed, %d\n", status);
>          return status;
>  } else {
>          INFO(dev, "HOST MAC %pM\n", dev->host_mac);
>          INFO(dev, "MAC %pM\n", dev->dev_mac);

Those need to be moved to be dev_info() and then I'll stop complaining :)
Or dev_dbg() if you want to make it debug only.

>          ...
>  }
> 
> 
> Any objection to just removing completely from gether_setup_name_default()?

Nope!

Remove them and change the above lines and then all should be good.

thanks,

greg k-h