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

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Message-ID: <20180620175744.GC18825@lunn.ch>
Date:   Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:57:44 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
Cc:     Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        grygorii.strashko@...com, ivan.khoronzhuk@...aro.org,
        nsekhar@...com, jiri@...nulli.us, 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

> > Another good reason for a new driver.
> > 
> > I.
> This is actually conflicting at least to my understanding. Jiri proposed using 
> devlink was used as an alternative method to enable a new mode instead of 
> adding it on a .config option. A new driver wouldn't have a need for that right?

A new driver would only do switchdev. So correct, there would not be
any configuration need. It would also give you a chance to have a new
device tree binding, if that helps at all.

    Andrew