RE: [PATCH] stmmac: selftest: avoid large stack usage

From: Jose Abreu
Date: Thu Sep 19 2019 - 03:58:56 EST


From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sep/18/2019, 20:54:34 (UTC+00:00)

> + if (!cfg || !cfg->enable) {
> value &= ~XGMAC_RSSE;
> writel(value, ioaddr + XGMAC_RSS_CTRL);
> return 0;
> }
>
> for (i = 0; i < (sizeof(cfg->key) / sizeof(u32)); i++) {
> - ret = dwxgmac2_rss_write_reg(ioaddr, true, i, *key++);
> + if (cfg)
> + ret = dwxgmac2_rss_write_reg(ioaddr, true, i, cfg->key[i]);
> + else
> + ret = dwxgmac2_rss_write_reg(ioaddr, true, i, 0);
> +
> if (ret)
> return ret;
> }
>
> for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cfg->table); i++) {
> - ret = dwxgmac2_rss_write_reg(ioaddr, false, i, cfg->table[i]);
> + if (cfg)
> + ret = dwxgmac2_rss_write_reg(ioaddr, false, i, cfg->table[i]);
> + else
> + ret = dwxgmac2_rss_write_reg(ioaddr, false, i, 0);
> +

I don't get these "if (cfg)" checks. You already check earlier if cfg is
NULL and return if so. I don't think you need these extra checks.

Also, your subject line should be something like: "net: stmmac:
selftests: ..."

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Thanks,
Jose Miguel Abreu