netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC v6 2/6] dpll: Add DPLL framework base functions

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Date:   Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:05:11 +0200
From:   Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     "Kubalewski, Arkadiusz" <arkadiusz.kubalewski@...el.com>,
        Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@...ux.dev>,
        Vadim Fedorenko <vadfed@...a.com>,
        Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>,
        poros <poros@...hat.com>, mschmidt <mschmidt@...hat.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v6 2/6] dpll: Add DPLL framework base functions

Hi,

On Mon, 2023-04-17 at 12:49 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> [resend with fixed CC list]
> 
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 18:23:15 +0200 Jiri Pirko wrote:
> > > What is index? I thought you don't want an index and yet there is one,
> > > just scoped by random attributes :(  
> > 
> > Index internal within a single instance. Like Intel guys, they have 1
> > clock wired up with multiple DPLLs. The driver gives every DPLL index.
> > This is internal, totally up to the driver decision. Similar concept to
> > devlink port index.
> 
> devlink port index ended up as a pretty odd beast with drivers encoding
> various information into it, using locally grown schemes.
> 
> Hard no on doing that in dpll, it should not be exposed to the user.

I'm replying here just in case the even the above reply was lost.

I guess the last remark resolved this specific discussion.

@Vadim, @Arkadiusz, even if net-next is currently closed, there are no
restrictions for RFC patches: feel free to share v7 when it fits you
better!

Thanks,

Paolo