Re: [PATCH] ipv4: make arp seq_file show method only produce one record per call

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@conectiva.com.br>]

Em Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 11:00:01PM -0300, Arnaldo C. Melo escreveu:
> Em Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 06:28:14PM -0700, David S. Miller escreveu:
> >    From: Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
> >    Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 11:30:43 +1000
> >    
> >    I use seq->private for private state for /proc/fs/nfs/exports.
> >    It works nicely.
> >    You need to define an 'open' the sets it up, and a 'release' to
> >    tear it down, rather than doing it in start/stop.
> >    See fs/nfsd/fnsctl.c:exports_open
> > 
> > Hmmm, Arnaldo? :-)
> 
> 	I know that it works :-) I just refrained from using it because it is
> not the designed purpose for this field, as per what the author stated to me,
> so I didn't wanted to use in a way that could change under my feet in the
> future when Al decided to do some change in seq_file.
> 
> 	But if Al changes his mind and state that this is valid use, great,
> I'll happily use it.
> 
> 	See my other post with Al's comments.

Ok, /me knocks his head on the wall, rereading I think that it is OK, just the
_pointer_ can't change, oh well, duh, back to work.

- Arnaldo