netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 10/15] dsa: Rename dsa_resolve_tag_protocol() to

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Message-ID: <7af3a6e2-5287-746f-538a-016de0cb3bdf@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:31:59 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 10/15] dsa: Rename dsa_resolve_tag_protocol() to
 _get ready for locking



On 4/17/2019 7:31 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> dsa_resolve_tag_protocol() is used to find the tagging driver needed
> by a switch driver. When the tagging drivers become modules, it will
> be necassary to take a reference on the module to prevent it being
> unloaded. So rename this function to _get() to indicate it has some
> locking properties.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian