netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 00/14] Make DSA tag drivers kernel modules

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Date:   Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:45:31 -0400
From:   Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 00/14] Make DSA tag drivers kernel modules

Hi Andrew,

On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 02:22:43 +0200, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
> istorically, DSA tag drivers have been compiled into the kernel as
> part of the DSA core. With the growing number of tag drivers, it makes
> sense to allow this driver code to be compiled as a module, and loaded
> on demand.
> 
> v2
> --
> Move name to end of structure, keeping the hot entries at the beginning.
> More tag protocol to end of structure to keep hot members at the beginning.
> Fix indent of #endif
> Rewrite to move list pointer into a new structure
> void functions, since there cannot be errors
> Fix fall-through comment
> Reorder patch for unused symbols to before tag drivers can be modules
> tab/space cleanup
> Help text wording
> NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM_COMMON and NET_DSA_TAG_KZS_COMMON hidden
> 
> 
> Andrew Lunn (14):
>   dsa: Add SPDX header to tag drivers.
>   dsa: Move tagger name into its ops structure
>   dsa: Add MODULE_ALIAS to taggers in preparation to become modules
>   dsa: Add MODULE_LICENSE to tag drivers
>   dsa: Add TAG protocol to tag ops
>   dsa: Add boilerplate helper to register DSA tag driver modules
>   dsa: Keep link list of tag drivers
>   dsa: Register the none tagger ops
>   dsa: Rename dsa_resolve_tag_protocol() to _get ready for locking
>   dsa: Add stub tag driver put method
>   dsa: Make use of the list of tag drivers
>   dsa: Cleanup unneeded table and make tag structures static
>   dsa: tag_brcm: Avoid unused symbols
>   dsa: Allow tag drivers to be built as modules
> 
>  include/net/dsa.h     | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  net/dsa/Kconfig       |  83 ++++++++++++++++-----
>  net/dsa/Makefile      |  19 +++--
>  net/dsa/dsa.c         | 165 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>  net/dsa/dsa2.c        |   4 +-
>  net/dsa/dsa_priv.h    |  34 +--------
>  net/dsa/legacy.c      |   4 +-
>  net/dsa/tag_brcm.c    |  41 ++++++++---
>  net/dsa/tag_dsa.c     |  15 ++--
>  net/dsa/tag_edsa.c    |  15 ++--
>  net/dsa/tag_gswip.c   |   9 ++-
>  net/dsa/tag_ksz.c     |  29 ++++++--
>  net/dsa/tag_lan9303.c |  20 +++--
>  net/dsa/tag_mtk.c     |  18 ++---
>  net/dsa/tag_qca.c     |  19 +++--
>  net/dsa/tag_trailer.c |  15 ++--
>  16 files changed, 380 insertions(+), 220 deletions(-)

Nice cleanup at the same time.

Tested-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>