netdev - Re: [PATCH 08/11] net: dsa: microchip: ksz8795: align port

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 19 Nov 2020 01:35:56 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Michael Grzeschik <m.grzeschik@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, f.fainelli@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        kernel@...gutronix.de, matthias.schiffer@...tq-group.com,
        woojung.huh@...rochip.com, UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/11] net: dsa: microchip: ksz8795: align port_cnt usage
 with other microchip drivers

On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 11:03:54PM +0100, Michael Grzeschik wrote:
> The ksz8795 driver is using port_cnt differently to the other microchip
> DSA drivers. It sets it to the external physical port count, than the
> whole port count (including the cpu port). This patch is aligning the
> variables purpose with the other microchip drivers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Grzeschik <m.grzeschik@...gutronix.de>
> ---
>  drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c
> index 17dc720df2340b0..10c9b301833dd59 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c
> @@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ static const struct ksz_chip_data ksz8795_switch_chips[] = {
>  		.num_alus = 0,
>  		.num_statics = 8,
>  		.cpu_ports = 0x10,	/* can be configured as cpu port */
> -		.port_cnt = 4,		/* total physical port count */
> +		.port_cnt = 5,

Rather than remove the comment, please could you update the
comment. port_cnt is too generic to know its exact meaning without a
helpful comment. And this might be why this driver is different...

	Andrew