Hi, > >>> +static inline void macb_hw_fix_mac_speed(struct macb *bp, > >>> + struct phy_device *phydev) > >>> +{ > >>> + if (likely(bp->converter_phy.fix_mac_speed)) > >> > >> What is the purpose of this branch bias? The code isn't in some hot > >> path, so I suspect that its not needed. > > > > If we won't put this check driver will crash with NULL pointer > > dereference for the below cases > > I know that... > > > ---> Converter driver is disabled > > ---> Converter driver is enabled but the converter probe is not called from > > the > macb driver. > > I didn't make myself clear: It's not the branch itself that I'm talking about > it's the > branch profiling directive "likely()" that seems not necessary.
Ok will remove in the next version... Regards, Kedar.