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From: Serhey Popovych <serhe.popovych@gmail.com>
To: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next v3 8/8] iplink: Reduce number of arguments to iplink_parse()
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:07:24 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e92cca15-21d7-e71b-ae7d-617263c68a45@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8f84887e-e0a7-fe3a-d2a3-21ab7544133a@gmail.com>


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David Ahern wrote:
> On 2/22/18 6:02 AM, Serhey Popovych wrote:
>> Introduce new @struct iplink_parse_args data structure to consolidate
>> arguments to iplink_parse(). This will reduce number of arguments
>> passed to it.
>>
>> Pass this data structure to ->parse_opt() in iplink specific modules:
>> it may be used to get network device name and other information.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Serhey Popovych <serhe.popovych@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  ip/ip_common.h           |   16 +++++++++++++---
>>  ip/iplink.c              |   34 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>>  ip/iplink_bond.c         |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_bond_slave.c   |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_bridge.c       |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_bridge_slave.c |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_can.c          |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_geneve.c       |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_hsr.c          |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_ipoib.c        |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_ipvlan.c       |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_macvlan.c      |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_vlan.c         |    4 +++-
>>  ip/iplink_vrf.c          |    5 ++++-
>>  ip/iplink_vxcan.c        |   14 ++++++--------
>>  ip/iplink_vxlan.c        |    4 +++-
>>  ip/ipmacsec.c            |    4 +++-
>>  ip/link_gre.c            |    6 ++++--
>>  ip/link_gre6.c           |    6 ++++--
>>  ip/link_ip6tnl.c         |    6 ++++--
>>  ip/link_iptnl.c          |    6 ++++--
>>  ip/link_veth.c           |   14 ++++++--------
>>  ip/link_vti.c            |    6 ++++--
>>  ip/link_vti6.c           |    6 ++++--
>>  24 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)
>>
> 
> Seems like a lot of churn for no benefit.

Real benefit at the moment: reduce number of parameters in function
iplink_parse() that has trend to grow. Someone needs something in
->parse_opt() that is in netlink buffer. How to provide this best?

In my opinion is to add field to struct rather than argument to a function.

> 
> 


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-02-26 16:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-02-22 13:01 [PATCH iproute2-next v3 0/8] iplink: Improve iplink_parse() Serhey Popovych
2018-02-22 13:01 ` [PATCH iproute2-next v3 1/8] utils: Introduce and use nodev() helper routine Serhey Popovych
2018-02-22 13:02 ` [PATCH iproute2-next v3 2/8] iplink: Correctly report error when network device isn't found Serhey Popovych
2018-02-23 23:41   ` David Ahern
2018-02-25 12:07     ` Serhey Popovych
2018-02-22 13:02 ` [PATCH iproute2-next v3 3/8] iplink: Use "dev" and "name" parameters interchangeable when possible Serhey Popovych
2018-02-22 13:02 ` [PATCH iproute2-next v3 4/8] iplink: Follow documented behaviour when "index" is given Serhey Popovych
2018-02-22 13:02 ` [PATCH iproute2-next v3 5/8] veth,vxcan: Save/reinitialize/restore whole @struct ifinfomsg Serhey Popovych
2018-02-26  3:28   ` David Ahern
2018-02-26 15:48     ` Serhey Popovych
2018-02-26 15:57     ` Serhey Popovych
2018-02-22 13:02 ` [PATCH iproute2-next v3 6/8] iplink: Perform most of request buffer setups and checks in iplink_parse() Serhey Popovych
2018-02-26  3:31   ` David Ahern
2018-02-26 15:51     ` Serhey Popovych
2018-02-22 13:02 ` [PATCH iproute2-next v3 7/8] iplink: Move data structures to block of their users Serhey Popovych
2018-02-22 13:02 ` [PATCH iproute2-next v3 8/8] iplink: Reduce number of arguments to iplink_parse() Serhey Popovych
2018-02-26  3:35   ` David Ahern
2018-02-26 15:44     ` Serhey Popovych
2018-02-26 16:07     ` Serhey Popovych [this message]
2018-02-26 18:06   ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-02-26 18:20     ` Serhey Popovych
2018-02-26 18:27       ` David Ahern
2018-02-26 18:38         ` Serhey Popovych
2018-02-26 20:09           ` Serhey Popovych
2018-02-26 21:35             ` Stephen Hemminger

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