[PATCH 02/10] net: stmmac: Honor DT parameter to force DMA store and forward mode

Chen-Yu Tsai wens at csie.org
Fri Dec 6 20:23:27 EST 2013


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On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 5:26 AM, David Miller <davem at davemloft.net> wrote:
>
> From: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens at csie.org>
> Date: Sat,  7 Dec 2013 01:29:35 +0800
>
> > @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static int stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
> >               plat->bus_id = 0;
> >
> >       of_property_read_u32(np, "snps,phy-addr", &plat->phy_addr);
> > +     plat->force_sf_dma_mode = of_property_read_bool(np, "snps,force_sf_dma_mode");
>
> Will this do the right thing for when the property is not present?
> Right now the force_sf_dma_mode value is always false.

of_property_read_bool will return false when the property is not present.

> In fact won't it override the explicit settings done elsewhere in the
> driver?

Point taken. The current implementation will override settings passed from
platform data. ORing the two would be better.


Thanks



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