Re: [PATCH 1/3] net: dsa: introduce module_switch_driver macro

[Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com>]

Hi all,

>>> This commit introduces a new module_switch_driver macro, similar to
>>> module_platform_driver and such, to reduce boilerplate when declaring
>>> DSA switch drivers.
>>>
>>> In order to use the module_driver macro, register_switch_driver needed
>>> to be changed to return an int instead of void, so make it return 0.
>>
>> Do we get much benefit from having this change, the diffstat looks
>> pretty neutral, ultimately register_switch_driver() might be gone (see:
>> http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg326900.html) and mv88e6xxx cannot
>> be converted to it due to how it is designed. This is not a strong
>> objection though, the changes look fine to me.
> 
> Indeed, I initially introduce the macro for that purpose, I have an RFC ready
> to remove the mv88e6xxx module and expose its functions, since it'd better be a
> library instead of a driver.
> 
> I'll attach it here as a reply to give an idea of what it looks like and
> get feedback from you.

I messed up with the reply, here's the RFC: https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/5/2/150

Thanks,
-v