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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: Dan Jurgens <danielj@nvidia.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, jasowang@redhat.com, pabeni@redhat.com,
	virtualization@lists.linux.dev, parav@nvidia.com,
	shshitrit@nvidia.com, yohadt@nvidia.com,
	xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com, eperezma@redhat.com, jgg@ziepe.ca,
	kevin.tian@intel.com, kuba@kernel.org, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
	edumazet@google.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v11 04/12] virtio: Expose object create and destroy API
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:39:57 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251119013550-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e5641fe1-e1a7-4f3f-b4d0-1dde55e47c83@nvidia.com>

On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 09:29:05PM -0600, Dan Jurgens wrote:
> On 11/18/25 4:14 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 08:38:54AM -0600, Daniel Jurgens wrote:
> 
> >> +int virtio_admin_obj_destroy(struct virtio_device *vdev,
> >> +			     u16 obj_type,
> >> +			     u32 obj_id,
> >> +			     u16 group_type,
> >> +			     u64 group_member_id)
> > 
> > what's the point of making it int when none of the callers
> > check the return type?
> > 
> 
> It's an API, and return codes are available. I don't have a use for them
> in this series but perhaps a future user will.

For starters let's address the existing use which wants it to never fail.
I would say do something with an error inside the function.
Maybe just WARN_ON_ONCE.



-- 
MST


  reply	other threads:[~2025-11-19  6:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 66+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-11-18 14:38 [PATCH net-next v11 00/12] virtio_net: Add ethtool flow rules support Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 01/12] virtio_pci: Remove supported_cap size build assert Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:38   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 14:23     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 02/12] virtio: Add config_op for admin commands Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:36   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 03/12] virtio: Expose generic device capability operations Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 21:42   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  3:27     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 04/12] virtio: Expose object create and destroy API Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 22:14   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  3:29     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  6:39       ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2025-11-19  7:21         ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 05/12] virtio_net: Query and set flow filter caps Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 22:06   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  5:57     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 23:03   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  4:27     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:53   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 14:47     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:55   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 06/12] virtio_net: Create a FF group for ethtool steering Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-19  9:36   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 17:14     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 07/12] virtio_net: Implement layer 2 ethtool flow rules Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 19:01   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  6:07     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  9:20     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  9:26   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 16:51     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 08/12] virtio_net: Use existing classifier if possible Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 21:55   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  6:26     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  6:35       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  7:18         ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:23           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  7:33             ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:41               ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 15:45                 ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19 15:58                   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  7:42   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  9:01   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-18 14:38 ` [PATCH net-next v11 09/12] virtio_net: Implement IPv4 ethtool flow rules Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 21:31   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  7:03     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:06       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  7:17         ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:20           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  9:18     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 16:33       ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19 16:51         ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 16:59           ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:39 ` [PATCH net-next v11 10/12] virtio_net: Add support for IPv6 ethtool steering Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 21:45   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19  7:35     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-19  7:44       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-18 21:48   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 16:04     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:39 ` [PATCH net-next v11 11/12] virtio_net: Add support for TCP and UDP ethtool rules Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-19  9:14   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 16:07     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 14:39 ` [PATCH net-next v11 12/12] virtio_net: Add get ethtool flow rules ops Daniel Jurgens
2025-11-18 18:49   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-11-19 16:24     ` Dan Jurgens
2025-11-18 22:39   ` Michael S. Tsirkin

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