netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: dsa: Add ability to elect CPU port

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Message-Id: <20191030.144459.2303767694974492293.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:44:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     f.fainelli@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...il.com,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: dsa: Add ability to elect CPU port

From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:32:34 -0700

> This patch series solves a problem we have with Broadcom switches
> whereby multiple CPU ports can be defined, and while they should all be
> possible choices, it may not be desirable to use, say port 5 instead of
> port 8 because port 8 is hard wired as the management port in the switch
> logic, or because it simply offers more features.
> 
> Add an election callback into the driver to allow the selection of a
> particular CPU port when multiple are defined.

I sense there will be another spin of this, so marking it changes-requrested
in patchwork.