netdev - Re: [patch 22/30] net/mlx5: Replace irq_to

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Date:   Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:34:01 +0200
From:   Tariq Toukan <ttoukan.linux@...il.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
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Subject: Re: [patch 22/30] net/mlx5: Replace irq_to_desc() abuse



On 12/10/2020 9:25 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> No driver has any business with the internals of an interrupt
> descriptor. Storing a pointer to it just to use yet another helper at the
> actual usage site to retrieve the affinity mask is creative at best. Just
> because C does not allow encapsulation does not mean that the kernel has no
> limits.
> 
> Retrieve a pointer to the affinity mask itself and use that. It's still
> using an interface which is usually not for random drivers, but definitely
> less hideous than the previous hack.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h      |    2 +-
>   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c |    2 +-
>   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c |    6 +-----
>   3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>

Thanks.