linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 02/10] net: pcs: xpcs: Split up xpcs

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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:07:01 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 02/10] net: pcs: xpcs: Split up xpcs_create()
 body to sub-functions

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 03:41:22AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> As an initial preparation before adding the fwnode-based DW XPCS device
> support let's split the xpcs_create() function code up to a set of the
> small sub-functions. Thus the xpcs_create() implementation will get to
> look simpler and turn to be more coherent. Further updates will just touch
> the new sub-functions a bit: add platform-specific device info, add the
> reference clock getting and enabling.
> 
> The xpcs_create() method will now contain the next static methods calls:
> 
> xpcs_create_data() - create the DW XPCS device descriptor, pre-initialize
> it' fields and increase the mdio device refcount-er;
> 
> xpcs_init_id() - find XPCS ID instance and save it in the device
> descriptor;
> 
> xpcs_init_iface() - find MAC/PCS interface descriptor and perform
> basic initialization specific to it: soft-reset, disable polling.
> 
> The update doesn't imply any semantic change but merely makes the code
> looking simpler and more ready for adding new features support.
> 
> Note the xpcs_destroy() has been moved to being defined below the
> xpcs_create_mdiodev() function as the driver now implies having the
> protagonist-then-antagonist functions definition order.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew