Re: [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: stmmac: socfpga: Agilex5 EMAC platform configuration

["Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk>]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 04:06:13PM +0800, Rohan G Thomas via B4 Relay wrote:
> +static void socfpga_common_plat_dat(struct socfpga_dwmac *dwmac)
> +{
> +	struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat_dat = dwmac->plat_dat;
> +
> +	plat_dat->bsp_priv = dwmac;

Surely this is something which is always done? What's the point in
moving this to a function that always needs to be called from the
implementation specific setup_plat_dat() method?

> +	plat_dat->fix_mac_speed = socfpga_dwmac_fix_mac_speed;
> +	plat_dat->init = socfpga_dwmac_init;
> +	plat_dat->pcs_init = socfpga_dwmac_pcs_init;
> +	plat_dat->pcs_exit = socfpga_dwmac_pcs_exit;
> +	plat_dat->select_pcs = socfpga_dwmac_select_pcs;

From what I can see in your patch series, these are never changed.
So, I question the value of having this "common_plat_dat"
initialisation function. Why not leave this code in
socfpga_dwmac_probe(), and just move the initialisation of
plat_dat->core_type and plat_dat->riwt_off ?

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