netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 7/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: remove port_link

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Date:   Sat, 14 Mar 2020 22:29:24 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 7/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: remove port_link_state
 functions

On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:15:58AM +0000, Russell King wrote:
> The port_link_state method is only used by mv88e6xxx_port_setup_mac(),
> which is now only called during port setup, rather than also being
> called via phylink's mac_config method.
> 
> Remove this now unnecessary optimisation, which allows us to remove the
> port_link_state methods as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew