From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68E24C43381 for ; Sun, 24 Mar 2019 01:40:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C90620870 for ; Sun, 24 Mar 2019 01:40:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727954AbfCXBkY (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Mar 2019 21:40:24 -0400 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.9]:35192 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727628AbfCXBkY (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Mar 2019 21:40:24 -0400 Received: from localhost (unknown [50.233.106.125]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: davem-davemloft) by shards.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1FCA114B479DA; Sat, 23 Mar 2019 18:40:24 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 21:40:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20190323.214023.610983922857554034.davem@davemloft.net> To: dsahern@kernel.org Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, dsahern@gmail.com Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: Move ipv6 stubs to a separate header file From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <20190322130609.11655-1-dsahern@kernel.org> References: <20190322130609.11655-1-dsahern@kernel.org> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.8 on Emacs 26.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.12 (shards.monkeyblade.net [149.20.54.216]); Sat, 23 Mar 2019 18:40:24 -0700 (PDT) Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org From: David Ahern Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 06:06:09 -0700 > From: David Ahern > > The number of stubs is growing and has nothing to do with addrconf. > Move the definition of the stubs to a separate header file and update > users. In the move, drop the vxlan specific comment before ipv6_stub. > > Code move only; no functional change intended. > > Signed-off-by: David Ahern Eric, I fully support David's overall plan to make separate nexthop objects as it will significantly empower the stack to do more sensible things when links flap etc. If you don't like this road he is going down to achieve that, you must suggest an alternative.