Re: [net-next RFC PATCH 4/4] net: dsa: qca8k: split qca8k in common and 8xxx specific code

From: Christian Marangi
Date: Mon Jul 18 2022 - 13:28:12 EST


On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 08:21:35PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 16, 2022 at 07:49:58PM +0200, Christian Marangi wrote:
> > The qca8k family reg structure is also used in the internal ipq40xx
> > switch. Split qca8k common code from specific code for future
> > implementation of ipq40xx internal switch based on qca8k.
> >
> > While at it also fix minor wrong format for comments and reallign
> > function as we had to drop static declaration.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/dsa/qca/Makefile | 1 +
> > drivers/net/dsa/qca/{qca8k.c => qca8k-8xxx.c} | 1210 +----------------
> > drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-common.c | 1174 ++++++++++++++++
> > drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h | 58 +
> > 4 files changed, 1245 insertions(+), 1198 deletions(-)
> > rename drivers/net/dsa/qca/{qca8k.c => qca8k-8xxx.c} (64%)
> > create mode 100644 drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-common.c
>
> Sorry, this patch is very difficult to review for correctness.
> Could you try to split it to multiple individual function movements?

You are right.
Can I split them in category function (bridge function, vlan function,
ATU...) Or you want them even more split?

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