Hello David,
On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:57:49 -0500 David Miller <da...@davemloft.net> wrote:
> From: Kunihiko Hayashi <hayashi.kunih...@socionext.com>
> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:05:10 +0900
>
> > +static void ave_desc_write(struct net_device *ndev, enum desc_id id,
> > + int entry, int offset, u32 val)
> > +{
> > + struct ave_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
> > + u32 addr = (id == AVE_DESCID_TX) ? priv->tx.daddr : priv->rx.daddr;
>
> Please always order local variables from longest to shortest line.
>
> Audit your entire submission for this issue, thank you.
I see. I'll fix the order of local variables.
> > + ret = register_netdev(ndev);
> > + if (ret) {
> > + dev_err(dev, "failed to register netdevice\n");
> > + goto out_del_napi;
> > + }
> > +
> > + platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
>
> You must make all software state settings before reigster_netdev() is
> invoked.
>
> At the exact moment you call register_netdev(), your device can be
> brought up, interrupts processed, PHY state changes made, etc.
>
> So you must put this platform_set_drvdata() before the
> register_netdev() call.
>
> Generally speaking, register_netdev() must always be the last state
> modification done by your probe routine.
Indeed. It's not good to invoke register_netdev() with all software
initialization not completed. I'll move register_netdev() after
all initialization.
Thank you,
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Best Regards,
Kunihiko Hayashi
