netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: dsa: Prevent usage of NET_DSA_TAG

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Date:   Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:46:54 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     f.fainelli@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, olteanv@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        vivien.didelot@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: dsa: Prevent usage of
 NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q as tagging protocol

From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:38:46 -0800

> It is possible for a switch driver to use NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q as a valid
> DSA tagging protocol since it registers itself as such, unfortunately
> since there are not xmit or rcv functions provided, the lack of a xmit()
> function will lead to a NPD in dsa_slave_xmit() to start with.
> 
> net/dsa/tag_8021q.c is only comprised of a set of helper functions at
> the moment, but is not a fully autonomous or functional tagging "driver"
> (though it could become later on). We do not have any users of
> NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q so now is a good time to make sure there are not
> issues being encountered by making this file strictly a place holder for
> helper functions.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>

Applied, thanks.