netdev - Re: [PATCH V3 net-next] net: wwan: t7xx: Add port for modem logging

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Date:   Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:05:04 +0400
From:   Sergey Ryazanov <ryazanov.s.a@...il.com>
To:     m.chetan.kumar@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        johannes@...solutions.net, loic.poulain@...aro.org,
        krishna.c.sudi@...el.com, linuxwwan@...el.com,
        Moises Veleta <moises.veleta@...ux.intel.com>,
        Devegowda Chandrashekar <chandrashekar.devegowda@...el.com>,
        Ricardo Martinez <ricardo.martinez@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 net-next] net: wwan: t7xx: Add port for modem logging

Hello Chetan,

On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 8:29 AM <m.chetan.kumar@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> The Modem Logging (MDL) port provides an interface to collect modem
> logs for debugging purposes. MDL is supported by the relay interface,
> and the mtk_t7xx port infrastructure. MDL allows user-space apps to
> control logging via mbim command and to collect logs via the relay
> interface, while port infrastructure facilitates communication between
> the driver and the modem.

[skip]

> diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/t7xx/t7xx_port.h b/drivers/net/wwan/t7xx/t7xx_port.h
> index dc4133eb433a..702e7aa2ef31 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wwan/t7xx/t7xx_port.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wwan/t7xx/t7xx_port.h
> @@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ struct t7xx_port {
>         int                             rx_length_th;
>         bool                            chan_enable;
>         struct task_struct              *thread;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_WWAN_DEBUGFS
> +       void                            *relaych;
> +       struct dentry                   *debugfs_dir;
> +       struct dentry                   *debugfs_wwan_dir;

Both of these debugfs directories are device-wide, why did you place
these pointers in the item port context?

-- 
Sergey