Re: [PATCH 1/2] net-next: stmmac: add adjust_link function

From: Corentin Labbe
Date: Wed May 17 2017 - 04:21:47 EST


On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 09:43:04AM -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> On 05/15/2017 04:41 AM, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> > My dwmac-sun8i serie will add some if (has_sun8i) to
> > stmmac_adjust_link()
> > Since the current stmmac_adjust_link() alreaady have lots of if (has_gmac/gmac4),
> > It is now better to create an adjust_link() function for each dwmac.
>
> Is it really, because the diffstat really seems to indicate otherwise
> and by looking at the code, I am definitively not convinced this is an
> improvement other the current code.
>
> >
> > So this patch add an adjust_link() function pointer, and move code out
> > of stmmac_adjust_link to it.
>
> Can't we keep the existing adjust_link() function and just have a
> different one for dwmac-sun8i that either re-uses portions of the
> existing, or duplicate just what it needs?
>

I found another way, removing port/speed variable and use new struct links member speed10/speed100/speed1000/speedmask
I will make the current adjust_link function simplier. (and no if has_xxx for any dwmac type)

I will send that try soon.