Re: [PATCH net-next 6/9] net: phy: add backplane kr driver support

From: David Miller
Date: Thu Mar 26 2020 - 15:07:47 EST


From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:55:17 -0700

> On Thu, 2020-03-26 at 11:53 -0700, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Florinel Iordache <florinel.iordache@xxxxxxx>
>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:51:19 +0200
>>
>> > +static void kr_reset_master_lane(struct kr_lane_info *krln)
>> > +{
>> > + struct phy_device *bpphy = krln->bpphy;
>> > + struct backplane_phy_info *bp_phy = bpphy->priv;
>> > + const struct lane_io_ops *lane_ops = krln->bp_phy->bp_dev.lane_ops;
>>
>> Please use reverse christmas tree ordering for local variables.
>
> How (any why) do you suggest the first 2 entries here
> should be ordered?

You have to sometimes put assignments into the code body rather than
the declarations in situations like this.