netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] stmmac: pci: Remove setup handler indirection via stmmac_pci

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Date:   Sun, 28 May 2017 18:52:32 +0200
From:   Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] stmmac: pci: Remove setup handler indirection via
 stmmac_pci_info

On 2017-05-27 15:38, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 7:07 PM, Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com> wrote:
>> By now, stmmac_pci_info only contains a single entry.
> 
> _For now_.
> 
>> Register this
>> directly with the PCI device table, removing one indirection.
> 
> I am not sure this patch is needed.
> 
> Next time something comes up we would need to extend this and
> effectively revert this change.
> So, my vote is to leave it as is for now.

Therefore moved this to the end: may the maintainer pick it or not.

Jan

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