Re: [PATCH net-next 1/1] openvswitch: Declare ovs key structures using macros

[Eli Britstein <elibr@mellanox.com>]

ping

for the using patch, i put below the v1 of it. here is v2:

https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1023406/


On 1/27/2019 8:37 AM, Eli Britstein wrote:
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> On 1/27/2019 1:04 AM, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Eli Britstein <elibr@mellanox.com>
>> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:46:47 +0200
>>
>>> Declare ovs key structures using macros to enable retrieving fields
>>> information, with no functional change.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Eli Britstein <elibr@mellanox.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Roi Dayan <roid@mellanox.com>
>> I agree with Pravin, this need a much better commit message.
>>
>> Maybe even better to submit this alongside whatever is supposed
>> to use these new macros.
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> This patch is equivalent to a work done in the OVS tree.
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> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1023405/
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> As a standalone it doesn't serve any purpose (as mentioned - no 
> functional change).
>
> It serves as a pre-step towards another patch in the OVS:
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> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1022794/
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> So, the purpose of doing it in the kernel is just to keep this H file 
> identical. Once it is approved for the kernel, we will be able to 
> proceed with it in the OVS.
>