netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: net:ethernet: cpsw: add support for VLAN

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Message-ID: <5107C189.1050604@ti.com>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:03:13 +0530
From:	Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>
To:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: net:ethernet: cpsw: add support for VLAN

On 1/29/2013 1:06 PM, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 01:42:25AM +0530, Mugunthan V N wrote:
>> @@ -947,6 +1042,10 @@ static const struct net_device_ops cpsw_netdev_ops = {
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
>>   	.ndo_poll_controller	= cpsw_ndo_poll_controller,
>>   #endif
>> +#ifdef VLAN_SUPPORT
>> +	.ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid	= cpsw_ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid,
>> +	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid	= cpsw_ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
>> +#endif
> These are not compile time conditionals in net_device_ops, so I wonder
> (after reading Felipe's comments) whether you can simply keep the VLAN
> code always present.
>
> As long as the driver still compiles and loads, when VLAN is missing
> from the stack, then I don't see why you can't just leave it in,
> without all the ifdefs.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
This idea seems to be good. I will update the patch in next version.

Regards
Mugunthan V N
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