[EXT] Re: [PATCH v3 net 1/2] net: stmmac: add new mode parameter for fix_mac_speed

[Shenwei Wang]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 2:58 PM
> To: Shenwei Wang <shenwei.wang at nxp.com>
> > > Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v3 net 1/2] net: stmmac: add new mode
> > > parameter for fix_mac_speed
> 
> Why is this quote included? Please get a sane email client.
> 

I have no idea. We are using Office Outlook.

Regards,
Shenwei

> > > On 31.07.2023 11:19:28, Shenwei Wang wrote:
> > > > A mode parameter has been added to the callback function of
> > > > fix_mac_speed to indicate the physical layer type.
> > > >
> > > > The mode can be one the following:
> > > >   MLO_AN_PHY      - Conventional PHY
> > > >   MLO_AN_FIXED    - Fixed-link mode
> > > >   MLO_AN_INBAND   - In-band protocol
> > > >
> > > > Also use short version of 'uint' to replace the 'unsigned int' in
> > > > the function definitions.
> > >
> > > There are not many users of 'uint' in the kernel and it's not used
> > > in the stmmac driver so far. From my point of view I would not
> > > introduce it and stick to the standard 'unsigned int'.
> >
> > Using 'uint' makes the code look cleaner because adding one extra
> > parameter may cause some function declarations to span multiple lines.
> > This change keeps function declarations compact on a single line.
> 
> Marc is right. Just do it.