Hi Sergei, Thanks for the feedback. > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 11/18] ravb: Factorise ravb_ring_init > function > > On 7/22/21 5:13 PM, Biju Das wrote: > > > The ravb_ring_init function uses extended descriptor in rx for R-Car > > and normal descriptor for RZ/G2L. Factorise rx ring buffer allocation > > so that it can support later SoC. > > In this case I think you factored out the function in question... but > my ENglish is possibly too weak. :-) OK. I meant add a helper function for rx ring buffer allocation. > > > Signed-off-by: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Reviewed-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb.h | 1 + > > drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c | 20 +++++++++++++++----- > > 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb.h > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb.h > > index a3258c5d0c3d..d82bfa6e57c1 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb.h > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb.h > > @@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ enum ravb_chip_id { struct ravb_ops { > > void (*ring_free)(struct net_device *ndev, int q); > > void (*ring_format)(struct net_device *ndev, int q); > > + bool (*alloc_rx_desc)(struct net_device *ndev, int q); > > Aha, rx_ appears at last! :-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c > > index c23f0d420c70..3d0f6598b936 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c > > @@ -384,6 +384,19 @@ static void ravb_ring_format(struct net_device > > *ndev, int q) } > > > > /* Init skb and descriptor buffer for Ethernet AVB */ > > +static bool ravb_alloc_rx_desc(struct net_device *ndev, int q) > > Why *bool*? I think we shold just return a pointer allocated. Ah OK. Cheers, Biju > > > +{ > > + struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev); > > + int ring_size; > > + > > + ring_size = sizeof(struct ravb_ex_rx_desc) * (priv->num_rx_ring[q] + > > +1); > > + > > + priv->rx_ring[q] = dma_alloc_coherent(ndev->dev.parent, ring_size, > > + &priv->rx_desc_dma[q], > > + GFP_KERNEL); > > + return priv->rx_ring[q]; > > +} > > + > > static int ravb_ring_init(struct net_device *ndev, int q) { > > struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev); @@ -418,11 +431,7 @@ > > static int ravb_ring_init(struct net_device *ndev, int q) > > } > > > > /* Allocate all RX descriptors. */ > > - ring_size = sizeof(struct ravb_ex_rx_desc) * (priv->num_rx_ring[q] + > 1); > > - priv->rx_ring[q] = dma_alloc_coherent(ndev->dev.parent, ring_size, > > - &priv->rx_desc_dma[q], > > - GFP_KERNEL); > > - if (!priv->rx_ring[q]) > > + if (!info->ravb_ops->alloc_rx_desc(ndev, q)) > > goto error; > > > > priv->dirty_rx[q] = 0; > > @@ -2008,6 +2017,7 @@ static int ravb_mdio_release(struct ravb_private > > *priv) static const struct ravb_ops ravb_gen3_ops = { > > .ring_free = ravb_ring_free_rx, > > .ring_format = ravb_ring_format_rx, > > + .alloc_rx_desc = ravb_alloc_rx_desc, > > }; > > > > static const struct ravb_drv_data ravb_gen3_data = { > >