Re: [PATCH] net: fec: allow disable coalescing

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Thu Jun 26 2025 - 04:12:58 EST


On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 02:36:37AM +0000, Wei Fang wrote:
> > static void fec_enet_itr_coal_set(struct net_device *ndev)
> > {
> > struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
> > - int rx_itr, tx_itr;
> > + int rx_itr = 0, tx_itr = 0;
>
> Since you modified this line, it would be a good idea to change
> the type to u32.
>
> >
> > - /* Must be greater than zero to avoid unpredictable behavior */
> > - if (!fep->rx_time_itr || !fep->rx_pkts_itr ||
> > - !fep->tx_time_itr || !fep->tx_pkts_itr)
> > - return;

Hi Wei

When i see a comment like this being removed, i wounder if there is
any danger of side effects? Do you know what is being done here is
actually safe, for all the different versions of the FEC which support
coalescence?

Thanks
Andrew