netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] net: sparx5: Add Sparx5 switchdev driver

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Date:   Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:31:14 +0100
From:   Steen Hegelund <steen.hegelund@...rochip.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Lars Povlsen <lars.povlsen@...rochip.com>,
        Bjarni Jonasson <bjarni.jonasson@...rochip.com>,
        Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Microsemi List <microsemi@...ts.bootlin.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] net: sparx5: Add Sparx5 switchdev driver

On 29.11.2020 18:26, Andrew Lunn wrote:
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>> +static void sparx5_hw_lock(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
>> +{
>> +     mutex_lock(&sparx5->lock);
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void sparx5_hw_unlock(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
>> +{
>> +     mutex_unlock(&sparx5->lock);
>> +}
>
>Why is this mutex special and gets a wrapper where as the other two
>don't? If there is no reason for the wrapper, please remove it.
>
>       Andrew


Hi Andrew,

There is no need for any special treatment, so I will remove the
wrapper.

BR
Steen


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Steen Hegelund
steen.hegelund@...rochip.com