linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 2/7] net: stmmac: Add dedicated XPCS cleanup method

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Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 16:52:03 +0100
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Romain Gantois <romain.gantois@...tlin.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
	Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
	Jose Abreu <joabreu@...opsys.com>,
	Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
	Clément Léger <clement.leger@...tlin.com>,
	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 2/7] net: stmmac: Add dedicated XPCS cleanup
 method

On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 09:38:09AM +0200, Romain Gantois wrote:
> From: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
> 
> Currently the XPCS handler destruction is performed in the
> stmmac_mdio_unregister() method. It doesn't look good because the handler
> isn't originally created in the corresponding protagonist
> stmmac_mdio_unregister(), but in the stmmac_xpcs_setup() function. In
> order to have more coherent MDIO and XPCS setup/cleanup procedures,
> let's move the DW XPCS destruction to the dedicated stmmac_pcs_clean()
> method.
> 
> This method will also be used to cleanup PCS hardware using the
> pcs_exit() callback that will be introduced to stmmac in a subsequent
> patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
> Co-developed-by: Romain Gantois <romain.gantois@...tlin.com>

Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>

Thanks!

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