Re: [PATCH -next] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix build warning when CONFIG_NET_DSA_LEGACY is n

[Heiner Kallweit]

On 04.03.2019 15:57, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 04, 2019 at 10:16:08PM +0800, Zhangshaokun wrote:
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> On 2019/3/4 21:26, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>> On Mon, Mar 04, 2019 at 08:43:01PM +0800, Shaokun Zhang wrote:
>>>> When CONFIG_NET_DSA_LEGACY is n, there is a GCC bulid warning:
>>>> drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c:4623:13: warning: âmv88e6xxx_ports_cmode_initâ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
>>>> static void mv88e6xxx_ports_cmode_init(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
>>>> Let's fix it.
>>>
>>> Hi Shaokun, Heiner
>>>
>>> Although this fixes the warning, i suspect there i something wrong
>>> with the original patch adding mv88e6390x_port_set_cmode(). It should
>>> also be used without CONFIG_NET_DSA_LEGACY.
>>
>> I checked the commit-id 2a93c1a3651f ("net: dsa: Allow compiling out legacy support") by Florian.
>> Do you mean that CONFIG_NET_DSA_LEGACY shall be removed completely? :-)
> 
> No, i suspect mv88e6390x_ports_cmode_init() is being called from the
> wrong place, or needs to be called from a second location.
> 
> [Goes and looks at the code]
> 
> Yes, it should also be called in mv88e6xxx_probe(). I would call it
> just after the call to mv88e6xxx_detect(), so that it is the same as
> in mv88e6xxx_drv_probe().
> 
> There are two ways DSA drivers can be probed. The legacy way, which is
> optional, and is slowly getting removed, and the current way. Heiner
> is new to DSA and probably missed that, and only handled the legacy
> probe method. I also missed checking when i reviewed to patch :-(
> 
Right, I missed that, will submit a fix.

I just saw that the Kconfig entry comment for NET_DSA_LEGACY says:
"This feature is scheduled for removal in 4.17."

Was forgotten to remove it or did somebody scream loud enough
"But I depend on it" ?

>    Andrew
> 
Heiner
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