netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] dsa: remove unused net

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Date:   Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:40:58 +0200
From:   Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] dsa: remove unused net_device arg from handlers

Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 04:47:00PM +0200, Florian Westphal wrote:
> > compile tested only, but saw no warnings/errors with
> > allmodconfig build.
> >  
> >  static int dsa_switch_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
> > -			  struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_dev)
> > +			  struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *unused)
> 
> Hi Florian
> 
> Looks O.K. to me. I can test it out later.
> 
> Is there a bigger picture here? Do you plan to remove the second
> net_device parameter everywhere?

Its tempting, seems only af_packet uses it.  I'll see if there is
another (simpler) way of getting the orig ifindex into af_packet.