netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: hns3: Remove the left over redundant check & assignment

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Date:   Mon, 5 Apr 2021 15:43:13 +0300
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>
Cc:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linuxarm <linuxarm@...wei.com>,
        "linuxarm@...neuler.org" <linuxarm@...neuler.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: hns3: Remove the left over redundant check
 & assignment

On Mon, Apr 05, 2021 at 12:26:37PM +0000, Salil Mehta wrote:
> Hi Leon,
> Thanks for the review.
> 
> > From: Leon Romanovsky [mailto:leon@...nel.org]
> > Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 7:26 AM
> > To: Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>
> > Cc: davem@...emloft.net; kuba@...nel.org; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> > linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Linuxarm <linuxarm@...wei.com>;
> > linuxarm@...neuler.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: hns3: Remove the left over redundant check
> > & assignment
> > 
> > On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 02:35:19AM +0100, Salil Mehta wrote:
> > > This removes the left over check and assignment which is no longer used
> > > anywhere in the function and should have been removed as part of the
> > > below mentioned patch.
> > >
> > > Fixes: 012fcb52f67c ("net: hns3: activate reset timer when calling
> > reset_event")
> > > Signed-off-by: Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c | 2 --
> > >  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
> > > index e3f81c7e0ce7..7ad0722383f5 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
> > > @@ -3976,8 +3976,6 @@ static void hclge_reset_event(struct pci_dev *pdev,
> > struct hnae3_handle *handle)
> > >  	 * want to make sure we throttle the reset request. Therefore, we will
> > >  	 * not allow it again before 3*HZ times.
> > >  	 */
> > > -	if (!handle)
> > > -		handle = &hdev->vport[0].nic;
> > 
> > The comment above should be updated too, and probably the signature of
> > hclge_reset_event() worth to be changed.
> 
> 
> Yes, true. Both the comment and the prototype will be updated in near future.
> I can assure you this did not go un-noticed during the change. There are
> some internal subtleties which I am trying to sort out. Those might come
> as part of different patch-set which deals with other related changes as well.

I can buy such explanation for the change in function signature, but have hard
time to believe that extra commit is needed to change comment above.

Thanks

> 
> The current change(and some other) will pave the way for necessary refactoring
> Of the code being done.
> 
> 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > >
> > >  	if (time_before(jiffies, (hdev->last_reset_time +
> > >  				  HCLGE_RESET_INTERVAL))) {
> > > --
> > > 2.17.1
> > >