netdev - Re: [RESEND net-next v2 00/12]drivers: net: convert tasklets to use new tasklet

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Date:   Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:42:51 +0530
From:   Allen Pais <apais@...ux.microsoft.com>
To:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "allen.lkml@...il.com" <allen.lkml@...il.com>
Cc:     "m.grzeschik@...gutronix.de" <m.grzeschik@...gutronix.de>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "woojung.huh@...rochip.com" <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>,
        "petkan@...leusys.com" <petkan@...leusys.com>,
        "oliver@...kum.org" <oliver@...kum.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com" <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        "paulus@...ba.org" <paulus@...ba.org>,
        "linux-ppp@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ppp@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND net-next v2 00/12]drivers: net: convert tasklets to use
 new tasklet_setup() API



>>
>> ommit 12cc923f1ccc ("tasklet: Introduce new initialization API")'
>> introduced a new tasklet initialization API. This series converts
>> all the net/* drivers to use the new tasklet_setup() API
>>
>> This series is based on v5.9-rc5
>>
>> Allen Pais (12):
>>    net: mvpp2: Prepare to use the new tasklet API
>>    net: arcnet: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: caif: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: ifb: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: ppp: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: cdc_ncm: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: hso: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: lan78xx: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: pegasus: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: r8152: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: rtl8150: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>    net: usbnet: convert tasklets to use new tasklet_setup() API
>>
>>
> 
> You are only converting drivers which are passing the taskelt struct as
> data ptr, most of other drivers are passing the container of the
> tasklet as data, why not convert them as well, and let them use
> container_of to find their data ? it is really straight forward and
> will help convert most of net driver if not all.
> 

from_tasklet uses container_of internally. use of container_of is 
avoided cause it end being really long.