Re: [PATCH RFC net-next v5 10/10] net: gianfar: Use device_get_child_node_count_named()
From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Mon Mar 03 2025 - 06:55:48 EST
On Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 01:34:49PM +0200, Matti Vaittinen wrote:
> We can avoid open-coding the loop construct which counts firmware child
> nodes with a specific name by using the newly added
> device_get_child_node_count_named().
>
> The gianfar driver has such open-coded loop. Replace it with the
> device_get_child_node_count_named().
...
> It's fair to tell the pros and cons of this patch.
> The simplification is there, but it's not a big one. It comes with a cost
> of getting the property.h included in this driver which currently uses
> exclusively the of_* APIs.
I think it's a good step to the right direction. We might convert the rest
(at least I don't see much impediments while briefly looking into the code).
...
What about the second loop (in gfar_of_init)?
I mean perhaps we want to have fwnode_for_each_named_child_node()
and its device variant that may be also reused in the IIO code and here.
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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko