netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 6/6] net: dsa: remove cross-chip support from the MRP notifiers

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Date:   Sun, 20 Jun 2021 07:22:42 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 6/6] net: dsa: remove cross-chip support from the
 MRP notifiers



On 6/18/2021 11:30 AM, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> From: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
> 
> With MRP hardware assist being supported only by the ocelot switch
> family, which by design does not support cross-chip bridging, the
> current match functions are at best a guess and have not been confirmed
> in any way to do anything relevant in a multi-switch topology.
> 
> Drop the code and make the notifiers match only on the targeted switch
> port.
> 
> Cc: Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian