Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: ethernet: mediatek: support custom GMAC label

[Ilya Lipnitskiy]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:15 AM Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 09:03:52PM -0700, Ilya Lipnitskiy wrote:
> > The MAC device name can now be set within DTS file instead of always
> > being "ethX". This is helpful for DSA to clearly label the DSA master
> > device and distinguish it from DSA slave ports.
> >
> > For example, some devices, such as the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X, may have
> > ports labeled ethX. Labeling the master GMAC with a different prefix
> > than DSA ports helps with clarity.
> >
> > Suggested-by: René van Dorst <opensource@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Ilya Lipnitskiy <ilya.lipnitskiy@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c | 4 ++++
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
> > index 6b00c12c6c43..4c0ce4fb7735 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
> > @@ -2845,6 +2845,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops mtk_netdev_ops = {
> >
> >  static int mtk_add_mac(struct mtk_eth *eth, struct device_node *np)
> >  {
> > +     const char *label = of_get_property(np, "label", NULL);
> >       const __be32 *_id = of_get_property(np, "reg", NULL);
> >       phy_interface_t phy_mode;
> >       struct phylink *phylink;
> > @@ -2940,6 +2941,9 @@ static int mtk_add_mac(struct mtk_eth *eth, struct device_node *np)
> >       else
> >               eth->netdev[id]->max_mtu = MTK_MAX_RX_LENGTH_2K - MTK_RX_ETH_HLEN;
> >
> > +     if (label)
> > +             strscpy(eth->netdev[id]->name, label, IFNAMSIZ);
>
> It is better to use alloc_netdev_mqs() so you get validation the name
> is unique.
It doesn't look like the name validation happens until the netdev is
registered, and it does not get registered at alloc, right?

I do agree that it's better to use the correct name in the first place
instead of renaming, regardless, so using alloc_netdev_mqs() seems
like a better solution - I'll make the change.

Ilya