netdev - Re: [PATCH] mac802154_hwsim: allow users to specify the number of simulated radios dynamically instead of the previously hardcoded value of 2

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Message-ID: <CAK-6q+i+Feb9+_S_yF9h1+bezyfkCh-qrNXcQjsiXjrLHnwLmg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 21:34:12 -0400
From: Alexander Aring <aahringo@...hat.com>
To: Ramon Fontes <ramonreisfontes@...il.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, 
	linux-wpan@...r.kernel.org, alex.aring@...il.com, miquel.raynal@...tlin.com, 
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac802154_hwsim: allow users to specify the number of
 simulated radios dynamically instead of the previously hardcoded value of 2

On Sun, Jun 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM Ramon Fontes <ramonreisfontes@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Add a module parameter `radios` to allow users to configure the number
> of virtual radios created by mac802154_hwsim at module load time.
> This replaces the previously hardcoded value of 2.
>
> * Added a new module parameter `radios`
> * Modified the loop in hwsim_probe()
> * Updated log message in hwsim_probe()
>
> Signed-off-by: Ramon Fontes <ramonreisfontes@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
> index 1cab20b5a..8fcf8a549 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
> @@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Software simulator of IEEE 802.15.4 radio(s) for mac802154");
>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>
> +static unsigned int radios = 2;
> +module_param(radios, uint, 0444);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(radios, "Number of simulated radios");
> +
>  static LIST_HEAD(hwsim_phys);
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(hwsim_phys_lock);
>
> @@ -1018,13 +1022,13 @@ static int hwsim_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>         struct hwsim_phy *phy, *tmp;
>         int err, i;
>
> -       for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
> +       for (i = 0; i < radios; i++) {
>                 err = hwsim_add_one(NULL, &pdev->dev, true);
>                 if (err < 0)
>                         goto err_slave;
>         }
>
> -       dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Added 2 mac802154 hwsim hardware radios\n");
> +       dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Added %d mac802154 hwsim hardware radios\n", radios);

%u ?

- Alex