netdev - Re: [V2 PATCH 2/9] csiostor: Chelsio FCoE offload driver submission (sources part 2).

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Date:	Wed, 5 Sep 2012 23:13:46 +0530
From:	Naresh Kumar Inna <naresh@...lsio.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
CC:	"JBottomley@...allels.com" <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dimitrios Michailidis <dm@...lsio.com>,
	Casey Leedom <leedom@...lsio.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chethan Seshadri <chethan@...lsio.com>
Subject: Re: [V2 PATCH 2/9] csiostor: Chelsio FCoE offload driver submission
 (sources part 2).

On 9/5/2012 9:59 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed,  5 Sep 2012 18:03:55 +0530
> Naresh Kumar Inna <naresh@...lsio.com> wrote:
> 
>> This patch contains code for driver initialization, driver resource
>> allocation and the Work Request module functionality. Driver initialization
>> includes module entry/exit points, registration with PCI, FC transport and
>> SCSI mid layer subsystems. The Work Request module provides services for
>> allocation of DMA queues, posting Work Requests on them and processing
>> completions.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Naresh Kumar Inna <naresh@...lsio.com>
> 
> Although the comments say you are using proc fs, there is no
> code here related to that.

I will remove that comment.

> 
> Any use of debugfs must be conditional the DEBUG_FS kernel configuration
> parameter.  Your code probably will break if DEBUG_FS is not
> enabled.  For a possible alternative see how a sub-config parameter
> was added in sky2 driver.
> 

It appears that debugfs_create_dir() returns an error if DEBUG_FS is not
enabled. Considering the driver handles this error and continues
initialization, do you still think I should guard this code within DEBUG_FS?

Thanks.
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