netdev - Re: [patch net-next v2] devlink: add warning in case driver does not set port type

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Date:   Thu, 23 May 2019 09:12:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, mlxsw@...lanox.com,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2] devlink: add warning in case driver does
 not set port type

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 10:43:35 +0200

> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> Prevent misbehavior of drivers who would not set port type for longer
> period of time. Drivers should always set port type. Do WARN if that
> happens.
> 
> Note that it is perfectly fine to temporarily not have the type set,
> during initialization and port type change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> ---
> v1->v2:
> - Don't warn on DSA and CPU ports.

Applied.