netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next RFC 04/12] net: dsa: Add ordered workqueue

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Date:   Sun, 9 Jul 2017 15:56:50 +0300
From:   Arkadi Sharshevsky <arkadis@...lanox.com>
To:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, jiri@...nulli.us, ivecera@...hat.com,
        andrew@...n.ch, Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com,
        stephen@...workplumber.org, mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next RFC 04/12] net: dsa: Add ordered workqueue



On 07/06/2017 09:45 PM, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> Hi Arkadi,
> 
> Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> writes:
> 
>> On 07/05/2017 08:36 AM, Arkadi Sharshevsky wrote:
>>> This workqueue will be used for FDB add/del processing. It should
>>> be destroyed after all devices unregistered successfully.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Arkadi Sharshevsky <arkadis@...lanox.com>
>>> ---
>>>  include/net/dsa.h |  1 +
>>>  net/dsa/dsa.c     | 13 +++++++++++++
>>>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
>>> index f054d41..4835b0e 100644
>>> --- a/include/net/dsa.h
>>> +++ b/include/net/dsa.h
>>> @@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ void unregister_switch_driver(struct dsa_switch_driver *type);
>>>  struct mii_bus *dsa_host_dev_to_mii_bus(struct device *dev);
>>>  
>>>  struct net_device *dsa_dev_to_net_device(struct device *dev);
>>> +bool dsa_schedule_work(struct work_struct *work);
>>
>> I'd move this to dsa_priv.h in net/dsa/ because it is not supposed to be
>> used by DSA drivers.
>>
>> You may also consider squashing this into the next patch since in itself
>> it's not used just yet.
> 
> I agree with Florian on this. Even though it'll make the next patch a
> bit bigger, it'll make it easier to understand the whole workqueue
> processing logic.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>         Vivien
> 

Ok no problem, will squash.
Thanks