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Date:   Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:47:46 +0530
From:   Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@...il.com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Cc:     Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: fddi: skfp: remove generic PCI defines from skfbi.h

On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 02:10:22PM -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 12:48 PM Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > skfbi.h defines its own copies of PCI_COMMAND, PCI_STATUS, etc.
> > remove them in favor of the generic definitions in
> > include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h
> 
> 1) Since you're sending several related patches, send them as a
> "series" with a cover letter, e.g.,
> 
>   [PATCH v2 0/2] Use PCI generic definitions instead of private duplicates
>   [PATCH v2 1/2] Include generic PCI definitions
>   [PATCH v2 2/2] Remove unused private PCI definitions
> 
> Patches 1/2 and 2/2 should be replies to the 0/2 cover letter.  "git
> send-email" will do this for you if you figure out the right options.
> 
> 2) Make sure all your subject lines match.  One started with "Include"
> and the other with "remove".  They should both be capitalized.
> 
> 3) Start sentences with a capital letter, i.e., "Remove them" above.
> 
> 4) This commit log needs to explicitly say that you're removing
> *unused* symbols.  Since they're unused, you don't even need to refer
> to pci_regs.h.
> 
> 5) "git grep PCI_ drivers/net/fddi/skfp" says there are many more
> unused PCI symbols than just the ones below.  I would just remove them
> all at once.
> 
> 6) Obviously you should compile this to make sure it builds.  It must
> build cleanly after every patch, not just at the end.  I assume you've
> done this already.
>
Yes, I build the driver after every change and I do it again before
sending the patch to be sure that it works.
> 7) Please cc: linux-pci@...r.kernel.org since you're making PCI-related changes.
> 
sure.
> > Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/fddi/skfp/h/skfbi.h | 23 -----------------------
> >  1 file changed, 23 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/fddi/skfp/h/skfbi.h b/drivers/net/fddi/skfp/h/skfbi.h
> > index 89557457b352..ed144a8e78d1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/fddi/skfp/h/skfbi.h
> > +++ b/drivers/net/fddi/skfp/h/skfbi.h
> > @@ -27,29 +27,6 @@
> >  /*
> >   * Configuration Space header
> >   */
> > -#define        PCI_VENDOR_ID   0x00    /* 16 bit       Vendor ID */
> > -#define        PCI_DEVICE_ID   0x02    /* 16 bit       Device ID */
> > -#define        PCI_COMMAND     0x04    /* 16 bit       Command */
> > -#define        PCI_STATUS      0x06    /* 16 bit       Status */
> > -#define        PCI_REV_ID      0x08    /*  8 bit       Revision ID */
> > -#define        PCI_CLASS_CODE  0x09    /* 24 bit       Class Code */
> > -#define        PCI_CACHE_LSZ   0x0c    /*  8 bit       Cache Line Size */
> > -#define        PCI_LAT_TIM     0x0d    /*  8 bit       Latency Timer */
> > -#define        PCI_HEADER_T    0x0e    /*  8 bit       Header Type */
> > -#define        PCI_BIST        0x0f    /*  8 bit       Built-in selftest */
> > -#define        PCI_BASE_1ST    0x10    /* 32 bit       1st Base address */
> > -#define        PCI_BASE_2ND    0x14    /* 32 bit       2nd Base address */
> > -/* Byte 18..2b:        Reserved */
> > -#define        PCI_SUB_VID     0x2c    /* 16 bit       Subsystem Vendor ID */
> > -#define        PCI_SUB_ID      0x2e    /* 16 bit       Subsystem ID */
> > -#define        PCI_BASE_ROM    0x30    /* 32 bit       Expansion ROM Base Address */
> > -/* Byte 34..33:        Reserved */
> > -#define PCI_CAP_PTR    0x34    /*  8 bit (ML)  Capabilities Ptr */
> > -/* Byte 35..3b:        Reserved */
> > -#define        PCI_IRQ_LINE    0x3c    /*  8 bit       Interrupt Line */
> > -#define        PCI_IRQ_PIN     0x3d    /*  8 bit       Interrupt Pin */
> > -#define        PCI_MIN_GNT     0x3e    /*  8 bit       Min_Gnt */
> > -#define        PCI_MAX_LAT     0x3f    /*  8 bit       Max_Lat */
> >  /* Device Dependent Region */
> >  #define        PCI_OUR_REG     0x40    /* 32 bit (DV)  Our Register */
> >  #define        PCI_OUR_REG_1   0x40    /* 32 bit (ML)  Our Register 1 */
> > --
> > 2.21.0
> >

Thanks for the feedback!
I will send the patch series soon.

Thanks

--Puranjay