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priv->flow_ctrl is only accessed by stmmac_main.c, and the only place that it is read is in stmmac_mac_flow_ctrl(). This function is only called from stmmac_mac_link_up() which always sets priv->flow_ctrl immediately before calling this function. Therefore, initialising this at probe time is ineffectual because it will always be overwritten before it's read. As such, the "flow_ctrl" module parameter has been useless for some time. Rather than remove the module parameter, which would risk module load failure, change the description to indicate that it is obsolete, and warn if it is set by userspace. Moreover, storing the value in the stmmac_priv has no benefit as it's set and then immediately read stmmac_mac_flow_ctrl(). Instead, pass it as a parameter to this function.. Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> Reviewed-by: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <nobuhiro1.iwamatsu@toshiba.co.jp> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/E1tkKmI-004ObG-DL@rmk-PC.armlinux.org.uk Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.