Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] sfp/phylink: move module EEPROM ethtool access into netdev core ethtool

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Wed Mar 28 2018 - 18:02:56 EST


On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 12:03:39PM -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> From: Russell King <rmk+kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Provide a pointer to the SFP bus in struct net_device, so that the
> ethtool module EEPROM methods can access the SFP directly, rather
> than needing every user to provide a hook for it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c | 18 ------------------
> drivers/net/phy/phylink.c | 28 ----------------------------
> drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c | 6 ++----
> include/linux/netdevice.h | 3 +++
> include/linux/phylink.h | 3 ---
> net/core/ethtool.c | 7 +++++++
> 6 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)

The diffstats look good, DSA and all other uses of phylink will make a
similar saving in code. The new member in the netdev structure is well
away from members which are commented as being cache line sensitive.

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

Andrew