netdev - RE: [RFC next-next v2 2/5] net: marvell: prestera: Add PCI interface support

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Date:   Wed, 27 May 2020 12:01:39 +0000
From:   Mickey Rachamim <mickeyr@...vell.com>
To:     Vadym Kochan <vadym.kochan@...ision.eu>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Oleksandr Mazur <oleksandr.mazur@...ision.eu>,
        "Serhiy Boiko" <serhiy.boiko@...ision.eu>,
        Serhiy Pshyk <serhiy.pshyk@...ision.eu>,
        Volodymyr Mytnyk <volodymyr.mytnyk@...ision.eu>,
        Taras Chornyi <taras.chornyi@...ision.eu>,
        Andrii Savka <andrii.savka@...ision.eu>,
        "Jiri Pirko" <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Chris Packham <Chris.Packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
Subject: RE: [RFC next-next v2 2/5] net: marvell: prestera: Add PCI interface
 support

Hi Vadym, Jiri,

> 
> Hi Jiri,
> 
> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 07:53:05AM +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> > Tue, May 26, 2020 at 06:26:44PM CEST, vadym.kochan@...ision.eu wrote:
> > >On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 01:23:46PM +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> > >> Fri, May 01, 2020 at 01:20:49AM CEST, vadym.kochan@...ision.eu wrote:
> > >> >Add PCI interface driver for Prestera Switch ASICs family devices, 
> > >> >which
> > >> >provides:
> > >
> > >[...]
> > >> 
> > >> This looks very specific. Is is related to 0xC804?
> > >> 
> > >Sorry, I missed this question. But I am not sure I got it.
> > 
> > Is 0xC804 pci id of "Prestera AC3x 98DX326x"? If so and in future you 
> > add support for another chip/revision to this driver, the name 
> > "Prestera AC3x 98DX326x" would be incorrect. I suggest to use some 
> > more generic name, like "Prestera".
> 
> We are planning to support addition devices within the same family of 'Prestera AC3x' and therefore "Prestera AC3x 98DX32xx" is mentioned.
> Additional families also up-coming: "Prestera ALD2 98DX84xx"
> 

Vadym, Please attention we changed 98DX326x --> 98DX32xx

Jiri, the 'Prestera" family includes several sub device families. 
we think we need to be more accurate with the actual devices that are supported.
 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > >> 
> > >> >+	.id_table = prestera_pci_devices,
> > >> >+	.probe    = prestera_pci_probe,
> > >> >+	.remove   = prestera_pci_remove,
> > >> >+};
> > >> >+
> > >> >+static int __init prestera_pci_init(void) {
> > >> >+	return pci_register_driver(&prestera_pci_driver);
> > >> >+}
> > >> >+
> > >> >+static void __exit prestera_pci_exit(void) {
> > >> >+	pci_unregister_driver(&prestera_pci_driver);
> > >> >+}
> > >> >+
> > >> >+module_init(prestera_pci_init);
> > >> >+module_exit(prestera_pci_exit);
> > >> >+
> > >> >+MODULE_AUTHOR("Marvell Semi.");
> > >> 
> > >> Author is you, not a company.
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> >+MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
> > >> >+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Marvell Prestera switch PCI interface");
> > >> >--
> > >> >2.17.1
> > >> >
>