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Message-ID: <1341614349.2923.11.camel@bwh-desktop.uk.solarflarecom.com> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 23:39:09 +0100 From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com> To: <s-paulraj@...com> CC: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>, <cyril@...com>, <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>, <linux-keystone@...t.ti.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] phylib: add context argument to adjust link callback On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 16:09 -0400, s-paulraj@...com wrote: > From: Sandeep Paulraj <s-paulraj@...com> > > This patch introduces a context argument for the adjust link callback. This > context information is set at phy_connect() (and its variants), and is passed > back into the adjust_link callbacks on link state change events. > > Such context information is necessary when a network device has multiple > underlying ports. Specifically, this comes into play when the netdev is > really one of the ports going into an on-chip switch of some sort. [...] I have no particular opinion on the interface change, but the tree should be compilable after each commit. So patches 2-4 need to be squashed together or otherwise refactored so that this is true. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job. They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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