[PATCH net-next v5] net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: ppe: add support for multiple PPEs

[Elad Yifee]

On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 5:43 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun,  2 Jun 2024 20:32:40 +0300 Elad Yifee wrote:
> >  struct mtk_mac {
> >       int                             id;
> > +     u8                              ppe_idx;
>
> I thought Daniel's suggestion was to remove this field.
> I don't see your rebuke to that point or how it's addressed in the code.
> Also it would be good if you CCed Daniel, always CC people who gave you
> feedback.
I talked to Daniel in private, I should have done that publicly.
Relying solely on ifindex%ppe_num could potentially lead to more than
one GMAC assigned to the same PPE.
Since the ingress device could be a non mtk type, I added that sanity check.
I think the additional field is a small price to keep things clear and simple.
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