netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/8] net: dsa: realtek: variants to drivers, interfaces to a common module

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Message-ID: <20240115215432.o3mfcyyfhooxbvt5@skbuf>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:54:32 +0200
From: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
To: Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca <luizluca@...il.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linus.walleij@...aro.org, alsi@...g-olufsen.dk,
	andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
	arinc.unal@...nc9.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/8] net: dsa: realtek: variants to drivers,
 interfaces to a common module

On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 09:46:28PM -0300, Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca wrote:
> The series begins by removing an unused function pointer at
> realtek_ops->cleanup.
> 
> Each variant module was converted into real drivers, serving as both a
> platform driver (for switches connected using the SMI interface) and an
> MDIO driver (for MDIO-connected switches). The relationship between the
> variant and interface modules is reversed, with the variant module now
> calling both interface functions (if not disabled at build time). While
> in most devices only one interface is likely used, the interface code is
> significantly smaller than a variant module, consuming fewer resources
> than the previous code. With variant modules now functioning as real
> drivers, compatible strings are published only in a single variant
> module, preventing conflicts.
> 
> The patch series introduces a new common module for functions shared by
> both variants. This module also absorbs the two previous interface
> modules, as they would always be loaded anyway.
> 
> The series relocates the user MII driver from realtek-smi to common. It
> is now used by MDIO-connected switches instead of the generic DSA
> driver. There's a change in how this driver locates the MDIO node. It
> now only searches for a child node named "mdio", which is required by
> both interfaces in binding docs.
> 
> The dsa_switch in realtek_priv->ds is now embedded in the struct. It is
> always in use and avoids dynamic memory allocation.

git format-patch --cover-letter generates a nice patch series overview
with a diffstat and the commit titles, you should include it next time.