netdev - RE: [PATCH V5 1/9] drivers core: Add support for Wifi band RF mitigations

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Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2023 03:25:23 +0000
From: "Quan, Evan" <Evan.Quan@....com>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH V5 1/9] drivers core: Add support for Wifi band RF
 mitigations

[AMD Official Use Only - General]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2023 8:25 AM
> To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario.Limonciello@....com>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 1/9] drivers core: Add support for Wifi band RF
> mitigations
>
> > Right now there are stubs for non CONFIG_WBRF as well as other patches
> > are using #ifdef CONFIG_WBRF or having their own stubs.  Like mac80211
> > patch looks for #ifdef CONFIG_WBRF.
> >
> > I think we should pick one or the other.
> >
> > Having other subsystems #ifdef CONFIG_WBRF will make the series easier
> > to land through multiple trees; so I have a slight leaning in that direction.
>
> #ifdef in C files is generally not liked because it makes build testing harder.
> There are more permutations to build. It is better to use
>
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WBTR)) {
> }
>
> so that the code is compiled, and them throw away because
> IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WBTR) evaluates to false.
>
> However, if the stubs are done correctly, the driver should not care. I doubt
> this is used in any sort of hot path where every instruction counts.
OK, will update as suggested.

Evan
>
>       Andrew