Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v9 1/9] net: txgbe: Add software nodes to support phylink

From: Andy Shevchenko <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 11:44:24 +0300

+Cc Hans (see below)

On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 05:17:14PM +0800, Jiawen Wu wrote:
> Register software nodes for GPIO, I2C, SFP and PHYLINK. Define the
> device properties.

...

> +int txgbe_init_phy(struct txgbe *txgbe)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	ret = txgbe_swnodes_register(txgbe);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		wx_err(txgbe->wx, "failed to register software nodes\n");

> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;

These 4 lines can be as simple as

	return ret;

> +}

...

> +#define NODE_PROP(_NAME, _PROP)			\
> +	(const struct software_node) {		\
> +		.name = _NAME,			\
> +		.properties = _PROP,		\
> +	}

Looking at the amount of drivers that want this, I would declare it in the
property.h with SOFTWARE_NODE_PROPERTY name. I'll Ack that.

Hans, what do you think?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko