netdev - Re: [PATCH v1 net-next 1/2] net: mscc: ocelot: remove unnecessary variable

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Message-ID: <20220501110831.klfcbqiapumdndyz@skbuf>
Date:   Sun, 1 May 2022 11:08:32 +0000
From:   Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
To:     Colin Foster <colin.foster@...advantage.com>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com" <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 net-next 1/2] net: mscc: ocelot: remove unnecessary
 variable

On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 04:23:26PM -0700, Colin Foster wrote:
> Commit 2f187bfa6f35 ("net: ethernet: ocelot: remove the need for num_stats
> initializer") added a flags field to the ocelot stats structure. The same
> behavior can be achieved without this additional field taking up extra
> memory.
> 
> Remove this structure element to free up RAM
> 
> Suggested-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Foster <colin.foster@...advantage.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
Tested-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>