netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/3] net: ax88796c: ASIX AX88796C SPI Ethernet Adapter Driver

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Message-ID: <20200826160226.GU2403519@lunn.ch>
Date:   Wed, 26 Aug 2020 18:02:26 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Lukasz Stelmach <l.stelmach@...sung.com>
Cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, m.szyprowski@...sung.com,
        b.zolnierkie@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] net: ax88796c: ASIX AX88796C SPI Ethernet Adapter
 Driver

> >> +module_param(comp, int, 0);
> >> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(comp, "0=Non-Compression Mode, 1=Compression Mode");
> >> +
> >> +module_param(ps_level, int, 0);
> >> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(ps_level,
> >> +	"Power Saving Level (0:disable 1:level 1 2:level 2)");
> >> +
> >> +module_param(msg_enable, int, 0);
> >> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(msg_enable, "Message mask (see linux/netdevice.h for bitmap)");
> >> +
> >> +static char *macaddr;
> >> +module_param(macaddr, charp, 0);
> >> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(macaddr, "MAC address");
> >
> > I think MAC address as param is not accepted in mainline...
> >
> 
> $ git grep MODULE_PARM_DESC\(macaddr -- drivers/net | wc -l
> 6

Yes, they exist. But still it is considered back practice, don't do
it, use device tree for MAC addresses. 

    Andrew