Re: [Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH v2 0/2] realtek ethernet : remove legacy power management callbacks.

From: Heiner Kallweit
Date: Tue Apr 28 2020 - 13:54:24 EST


On 28.04.2020 16:43, Vaibhav Gupta wrote:
> The purpose of this patch series is to remove legacy power management callbacks
> from realtek ethernet drivers.
>
> The callbacks performing suspend() and resume() operations are still calling
> pci_save_state(), pci_set_power_state(), etc. and handling the powermanagement
> themselves, which is not recommended.
>
Did you test any of the changes? If not, then mention this at least.
A typical comment in the commit message would be "compile-tested only".

In addition the following should be changed.
[Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH v2 0/2]
Use
[PATCH net-next v2 0/2]
instead.

> The conversion requires the removal of the those function calls and change the
> callback definition accordingly.
>
> Vaibhav Gupta (2):
> realtek/8139too: Remove Legacy Power Management
> realtek/8139cp: Remove Legacy Power Management
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139cp.c | 25 +++++++------------------
> drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c | 26 +++++++-------------------
> 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
>