linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/4] net: mdio: Introduce a regmap-based mdio driver

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Message-ID: <20230525144122.3d2d8aba@pc-7.home>
Date:   Thu, 25 May 2023 14:41:22 +0200
From:   Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>
To:     "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/4] net: mdio: Introduce a regmap-based
 mdio driver

Hello Russell,

On Thu, 25 May 2023 12:11:38 +0100
"Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk> wrote:

> On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 12:11:23PM +0200, Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> > +struct mii_bus *devm_mdio_regmap_register(struct device *dev,
> > +					  const struct
> > mdio_regmap_config *config) +{
> > +	struct mdio_regmap_config *mrc;
> > +	struct mii_bus *mii;
> > +	int rc;
> > +
> > +	if (!config->parent)
> > +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > +
> > +	mii = devm_mdiobus_alloc_size(config->parent,
> > sizeof(*mrc));
> > +	if (!mii)
> > +		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > +
> > +	mrc = mii->priv;
> > +	memcpy(mrc, config, sizeof(*mrc));
> > +
> > +	mrc->regmap = config->regmap;
> > +	mrc->valid_addr = config->valid_addr;  
> 
> You have just memcpy'd everything from config into mrc. Doesn't this
> already include "regmap" and "valid_addr" ?

Oh right... good catch, thanks !

> However, these are the only two things used, so does it really make
> sense to allocate the full mdio_regmap_config structure, or would a
> smaller data structure (of one pointer and one u8) be more
> appropriate?
> 

You are correct, other fields are unused so I'll use a new struct for
the mii->priv field.

Thank you for reviewing,

Best regards,

Maxime