RE: [PATCH net 1/2] net: hns3: Remove the left over redundant check & assignment

[Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@huawei.com>]

> From: Leon Romanovsky [mailto:leon@kernel.org]
> Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 1:43 PM
> To: Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@huawei.com>
> Cc: davem@davemloft.net; kuba@kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Linuxarm <linuxarm@huawei.com>;
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: hns3: Remove the left over redundant check
> & assignment
> 
> On Mon, Apr 05, 2021 at 12:26:37PM +0000, Salil Mehta wrote:
> > Hi Leon,
> > Thanks for the review.
> >
> > > From: Leon Romanovsky [mailto:leon@kernel.org]
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 7:26 AM
> > > To: Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@huawei.com>
> > > Cc: davem@davemloft.net; kuba@kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> > > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Linuxarm <linuxarm@huawei.com>;
> > > linuxarm@openeuler.org
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: hns3: Remove the left over redundant check
> > > & assignment
> > >
> > > On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 02:35:19AM +0100, Salil Mehta wrote:
> > > > This removes the left over check and assignment which is no longer used
> > > > anywhere in the function and should have been removed as part of the
> > > > below mentioned patch.
> > > >
> > > > Fixes: 012fcb52f67c ("net: hns3: activate reset timer when calling
> > > reset_event")
> > > > Signed-off-by: Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@huawei.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c | 2 --
> > > >  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
> > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
> > > > index e3f81c7e0ce7..7ad0722383f5 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
> > > > @@ -3976,8 +3976,6 @@ static void hclge_reset_event(struct pci_dev *pdev,
> > > struct hnae3_handle *handle)
> > > >  	 * want to make sure we throttle the reset request. Therefore, we will
> > > >  	 * not allow it again before 3*HZ times.
> > > >  	 */
> > > > -	if (!handle)
> > > > -		handle = &hdev->vport[0].nic;
> > >
> > > The comment above should be updated too, and probably the signature of
> > > hclge_reset_event() worth to be changed.
> >
> >
> > Yes, true. Both the comment and the prototype will be updated in near future.
> > I can assure you this did not go un-noticed during the change. There are
> > some internal subtleties which I am trying to sort out. Those might come
> > as part of different patch-set which deals with other related changes as well.
> 
> I can buy such explanation for the change in function signature, but have hard
> time to believe that extra commit is needed to change comment above.

Sure, I understand your point. Earlier I thought to retain the comment for reference
and make it part of the refactor change. But will send another version changing
the comment now. No issues :)

Many thanks

> 
> Thanks
> 
> >
> > The current change(and some other) will pave the way for necessary refactoring
> > Of the code being done.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > >
> > > >  	if (time_before(jiffies, (hdev->last_reset_time +
> > > >  				  HCLGE_RESET_INTERVAL))) {
> > > > --
> > > > 2.17.1
> > > >