netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net: stmmac: Stop using hard-coded callbacks

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Message-Id: <20180406.111259.2213788027433941669.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:12:59 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com,
        peppe.cavallaro@...com, alexandre.torgue@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net: stmmac: Stop using hard-coded
 callbacks

From: Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>
Date: Fri,  6 Apr 2018 14:08:14 +0100

> This a starting point for a cleanup and re-organization of stmmac.
> 
> In this series we stop using hard-coded callbacks along the code and use
> instead helpers which are defined in a single place ("hwif.h").
> 
> This brings several advantages:
> 	1) Less typing :)
> 	2) Guaranteed function pointer check
> 	3) More flexibility
> 
> By 2) we stop using the repeated pattern of:
> 	if (priv->hw->mac->some_func)
> 		priv->hw->mac->some_func(...)
> 
> I didn't check but I expect the final .ko will be bigger with this series
> because *all* of function pointers are checked.
> 
> Anyway, I hope this can make the code more readable and more flexible now.

The net-next tree is closed, please resubmit this series when it opens
back up.

Thank you.