netdev - Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 04/12] net: ethernet: ti: cpsw: move set of common functions in cpsw

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Date:   Fri, 1 Nov 2019 18:55:56 +0200
From:   Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Ivan Khoronzhuk <ivan.khoronzhuk@...aro.org>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
        Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>,
        Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 04/12] net: ethernet: ti: cpsw: move set of
 common functions in cpsw_priv



On 25/10/2019 16:01, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 01:09:06PM +0300, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
>> As a preparatory patch to add support for a switchdev based cpsw driver,
>> move common functions to cpsw-priv.c so that they can be used across both
>> drivers.
> 
> Hi Grygorii
> 
> Bike shedding, but it seems odd to move common code into a private
> file. How common is the current code in cpsw-common.c?

cpsw-common.c is used between cpsw and davinci_emac.c and, as of now, contains
only code to retrieve MAC addr from eFuse regs.
cpsw_priv.x were added intentionally as code moved to these files only used
by ald and new CPSW drivers. This also allows to avoid build/link issues.

-- 
Best regards,
grygorii