netdev - Re: [PATCHv3 3/3] net: velocity: Add platform device support to VIA velocity driver

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Date:	Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:04:50 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Tony Prisk <linux@...sktech.co.nz>
Cc:	vt8500-wm8505-linux-kernel@...glegroups.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 3/3] net: velocity: Add platform device support to VIA
 velocity driver

Tony Prisk <linux@...sktech.co.nz> :
[...]
> +static int velocity_remove(void *pdev, enum velocity_bus_type bustype)
> +{
> +	struct net_device *netdev;
> +	struct velocity_info *vptr;
> +	int pci = (bustype == BUS_PCI) ? 1 : 0;
> +
> +	if (pci)
> +		netdev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
> +	else
> +		netdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);

The caller knows how to retrieve the net_device pointer, whence
the struct velocity_info pointer, whence any bustype dependent
function pointer to alleviate the "if (pci)" and CONFIG stuff.

If you are not convinced, please consider turning the void *
into an union *.

-- 
Ueimor
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