netdev - Re: [RFC net-next v2 3/5] net: phy: add private data to mdio

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Message-ID: <20190828180647.GA17864@lunn.ch>
Date:   Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:06:47 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Ong Boon Leong <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com, joabreu@...opsys.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peppe.cavallaro@...com,
        alexandre.torgue@...com, weifeng.voon@...el.com
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next v2 3/5] net: phy: add private data to mdio_device

On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 01:47:20AM +0800, Ong Boon Leong wrote:
> PHY converter device is represented as mdio_device and requires private
> data. So, we add pointer for private data to mdio_device struct.

Hi Ong

This was discussed recently with regard to the xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c
driver. You can use the usual dev_get_drvdata() to get private data
associated to the device. I did suggest adding wrappers, so you can
pass a phydev, or and mdiodev.

     Andrew