Re: [PATCH net-next v2 7/8] net: ipa: fix two minor ipa_cmd problems

From: Paolo Abeni
Date: Tue Apr 23 2024 - 07:21:55 EST


On Fri, 2024-04-19 at 10:17 -0500, Alex Elder wrote:
> In "ipa_cmd.h", ipa_cmd_data_valid() is declared, but that function
> does not exist. So delete that declaration.
>
> Also, for some reason ipa_cmd_init() never gets called. It isn't
> really critical--it just validates that some memory offsets and a
> size can be represented in some register fields, and they won't fail
> with current data. Regardless, call the function in ipa_probe().

That name sounds confusing to me: I expect *init to allocate/set
something that will need some reverse operation at shutdown/removal.
What about a possible follow-up renaming the function to
ipa_cmd_validate() or the like?

Not blocking the series, I'm applying it.

Thanks,

Paolo