[PATCH net-next v2 9/9] net: sparx5: replace sparx5_start() with sparx5_forwarding_init()

Daniel Machon daniel.machon at microchip.com
Fri Feb 27 06:56:47 PST 2026


With all subsystem initializations moved out, sparx5_start() only sets
up forwarding (UPSIDs, CPU ports, masks, PGIDs, FCS, watermarks).
Rename it to sparx5_forwarding_init() and make it void since it cannot
fail. This removes sparx5_start() entirely.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Machon <daniel.machon at microchip.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c | 10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
index e4a448fd2b30..cab5daf265c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static void sparx5_board_init(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
 					GCB_HW_SGPIO_TO_SD_MAP_CFG(idx));
 }
 
-static int sparx5_start(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
+static void sparx5_forwarding_init(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
 {
 	const struct sparx5_consts *consts = sparx5->data->consts;
 	u32 idx;
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@ static int sparx5_start(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
 	/* Enable queue limitation watermarks */
 	sparx5_qlim_set(sparx5);
 
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mchp_sparx5_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -944,12 +943,7 @@ static int mchp_sparx5_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sparx5_pgid_init(sparx5);
 	sparx5_vlan_init(sparx5);
 	sparx5_board_init(sparx5);
-
-	err = sparx5_start(sparx5);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(sparx5->dev, "Start failed\n");
-		goto cleanup_ports;
-	}
+	sparx5_forwarding_init(sparx5);
 
 	err = sparx5_calendar_init(sparx5);
 	if (err) {

-- 
2.34.1




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