RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v2 1/9] i40e: Remove back pointer from i40e_hw structure

[Pucha, HimasekharX Reddy]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Ivan Vecera
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 2:01 PM
> To: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx; intel-wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@xxxxxxxxx>; Kitszel, Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@xxxxxxxxx>; kuba@xxxxxxxxxx; pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx; davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v2 1/9] i40e: Remove back pointer from i40e_hw structure
>
> The .back field placed in i40e_hw is used to get pointer to i40e_pf
> instance but it is not necessary as the i40e_hw is a part of i40e_pf
> and containerof macro can be used to obtain the pointer to i40e_pf.
> Remove .back field from i40e_hw structure, introduce i40e_hw_to_pf()
> and i40e_hw_to_dev() helpers and use them.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h       | 11 ++++++++++
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c  | 22 ++++++++++++++------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_osdep.h |  8 +++----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h  |  1 -
>  4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>

Tested-by: Pucha Himasekhar Reddy <himasekharx.reddy.pucha@xxxxxxxxx> (A Contingent worker at Intel)