Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] ynl: rename array-nest to indexed-array

[Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 08:46:10PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:37:27 +0800 Hangbin Liu wrote:
> > diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
> > index 5fa7957f6e0f..7239e673a28a 100644
> > --- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
> > +++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
> > @@ -686,8 +686,9 @@ class YnlFamily(SpecFamily):
> >                  decoded = attr.as_scalar(attr_spec['type'], attr_spec.byte_order)
> >                  if 'enum' in attr_spec:
> >                      decoded = self._decode_enum(decoded, attr_spec)
> > -            elif attr_spec["type"] == 'array-nest':
> > -                decoded = self._decode_array_nest(attr, attr_spec)
> > +            elif attr_spec["type"] == 'indexed-array' and 'sub-type' in attr_spec:
> > +                if attr_spec["sub-type"] == 'nest':
> > +                    decoded = self._decode_array_nest(attr, attr_spec)
> 
> We need to make sure somehow cleanly that we treat unknown subtype the
> same we would treat unknown type. In this elif ladder we have:
> 
>             else:
>                 if not self.process_unknown:
>                     raise Exception(f'Unknown {attr_spec["type"]} with name {attr_spec["name"]}')
> 
> So we should raise an exception if sub-type != nest.

I agree we need raise exception when only support nest sub-type. But
what about after adding other sub-types in patch 2/2. e.g.

	if attr_spec["sub-type"] == 'nest':
		decoded = self._decode_array_nest(attr, attr_spec)
	else:
		decoded = self._decode_index_array(attr, attr_spec)

Should we remove the exception in patch 2?

Thanks
Hangbin