Re: [PATCH net-next v5] net: qcom/emac: Find sgmii_ops by device_for_each_child()

[Zijun Hu]

On 2024/9/19 16:26, Paolo Abeni wrote:
> On 9/17/24 03:57, Zijun Hu wrote:
>> From: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> To prepare for constifying the following old driver core API:
>>
>> struct device *device_find_child(struct device *dev, void *data,
>>         int (*match)(struct device *dev, void *data));
>> to new:
>> struct device *device_find_child(struct device *dev, const void *data,
>>         int (*match)(struct device *dev, const void *data));
>>
>> The new API does not allow its match function (*match)() to modify
>> caller's match data @*data, but emac_sgmii_acpi_match(), as the old
>> API's match function, indeed modifies relevant match data, so it is
>> not suitable for the new API any more, solved by implementing the same
>> finding sgmii_ops function by correcting the function and using it
>> as parameter of device_for_each_child() instead of device_find_child().
>>
>> By the way, this commit does not change any existing logic.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> ## Form letter - net-next-closed
> 
> The merge window for v6.12 and therefore net-next is closed for new
> drivers, features, code refactoring and optimizations. We are currently
> accepting bug fixes only.
> 
> Please repost when net-next reopens after Sept 30th.
> 
> RFC patches sent for review only are obviously welcome at any time.
>

thanks for your remainder. will post it after merge window is opened again.

and always welcome code reviewers to give comments before that.

(^^).

> See:
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html#development-cycle