netdev - Re: [RFC v2, net-next, PATCH 4/4] net/cpsw_switchdev: add switchdev mode of operation on cpsw driver

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Date:   Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:34:04 +0300
From:   Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, grygorii.strashko@...com,
        ivan.khoronzhuk@...aro.org, nsekhar@...com, ivecera@...hat.com,
        andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com, francois.ozog@...aro.org,
        yogeshs@...com, spatton@...com, Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com
Subject: Re: [RFC v2, net-next, PATCH 4/4] net/cpsw_switchdev: add switchdev
 mode of operation on cpsw driver

On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 01:30:28PM +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 01:11:30PM CEST, ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> >@@ -2711,6 +2789,10 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_platform_data *data,
> > 	if (of_property_read_bool(node, "dual_emac"))
> > 		data->switch_mode = CPSW_DUAL_EMAC;
> > 
> >+	/* switchdev overrides DTS */
> >+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TI_CPSW_SWITCHDEV))
> >+		data->switch_mode = CPSW_SWITCHDEV;
> 
> So you force CPSW_SWITCHDEV mode if the CONFIG_TI_CPSW_SWITCHDEV is
> enabled. That does not sound right. I think that user should tell what
> mode does he want regardless what the kernel config is.
We discussed this during the V1 of the RFC. Yes it doesn't seem good, but the
device currently configures the modes using DTS (which is not correct). I choose
the .config due to that. I can't think of anything better, but i am open to
suggestions