Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: socfpga: re-use the `interface` parameter from platform data

From: David Miller
Date: Tue Sep 10 2019 - 11:45:51 EST


From: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 15:30:54 +0300

> The socfpga sub-driver defines an `interface` field in the `socfpga_dwmac`
> struct and parses it on init.
>
> The shared `stmmac_probe_config_dt()` function also parses this from the
> device-tree and makes it available on the returned `plat_data` (which is
> the same data available via `netdev_priv()`).
>
> All that's needed now is to dig that information out, via some
> `dev_get_drvdata()` && `netdev_priv()` calls and re-use it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@xxxxxxxxxx>

This doesn't build even on net-next.

And if your patch does target net-next you must indicate this properly in the
Subject line as "[PATCH net-next]" vs. "[PATCH net]"