linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH net-next 2/4] net: dsa: microchip: partial conversion to regfields API for KSZ8795 (WIP)

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Date:   Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:26:20 +0000
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc:     Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Woojung Huh <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>,
        UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com,
        Arun Ramadoss <arun.ramadoss@...rochip.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
        Oleksij Rempel <linux@...pel-privat.de>,
        Michael Grzeschik <m.grzeschik@...gutronix.de>,
        Ben Hutchings <ben.hutchings@...d.be>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH net-next 2/4] net: dsa: microchip: partial
 conversion to regfields API for KSZ8795 (WIP)

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 02:16:55PM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> Russell, you've expressed that this driver is "vile" for permitting
> access to the same hardware register through 2 different ksz8795_regs[]
> elements. Does the approach used in this patch set address your concerns,
> or in other words, do you believe is it worth extending the conversion
> to the KSZ switches that other people can test, such that the entire
> driver ultimately benefits from the conversion?

Thanks for pointing it out - I'll look at it next week.

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