Re: [PATCH v3 22/28] net: add qemu_{configure,create}_nic_device(), qemu_find_nic_info()

["Durrant, Paul" <xadimgnik@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 25/10/2023 15:50, David Woodhouse wrote:
> From: David Woodhouse <dwmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Most code which directly accesses nd_table[] and nb_nics uses them for
> one of two things. Either "I have created a NIC device and I'd like a
> configuration for it", or "I will create a NIC device *if* there is a
> configuration for it".  With some variants on the theme around whether
> they actually *check* if the model specified in the configuration is
> the right one.
>
> Provide functions which perform both of those, allowing platforms to
> be a little more consistent and as a step towards making nd_table[]
> and nb_nics private to the net code.
>
> Also export the qemu_find_nic_info() helper, as some platforms have
> special cases they need to handle.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   include/net/net.h |  7 ++++++-
>   net/net.c         | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   2 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Reviewed-by: Paul Durrant <paul@xxxxxxx>