netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/9] net: dsa: preparatory patches for multi-chip

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Message-Id: <20170129.184318.570328601635131826.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:43:18 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...oirfairelinux.com, f.fainelli@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        john@...ozen.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/9] net: dsa: preparatory patches for
 multi-chip

From: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:29:35 -0500

> In order to introduce support for multi-chip configuration, we need to
> do a few enhancements. This patchset makes the number of ports in a
> switch dynamic (instead of capping to DSA_MAX_PORTS), stores the switch
> and index of a port in the dsa_port structure, uses it in the slave
> private structure, and exposes the bridge device a port belongs to.

I never liked the fixed sized port array and am happy to see it made
dynamic.

Series applied, thanks.