linux-kernel - Re: [RFC Patch net-next 2/5] net: introduce generic inet

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Date:	Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:51:16 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC Patch net-next 2/5] net: introduce generic inet_pton()

On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:43:15 +0800
Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
> ---
>  include/net/inet_addr.h |   20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  net/core/netpoll.c      |   24 ++----------------------
>  2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/net/inet_addr.h b/include/net/inet_addr.h
> index 66a16fe..1379287 100644
> --- a/include/net/inet_addr.h
> +++ b/include/net/inet_addr.h
> @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
>  #include <linux/in.h>
>  #include <linux/in6.h>
>  #include <linux/socket.h>
> +#include <linux/inet.h>
>  #include <net/addrconf.h>
>  
>  union inet_addr {
> @@ -59,4 +60,23 @@ static inline bool inet_addr_multicast(const union inet_addr *ipa)
>  }
>  #endif
>  
> +static inline int inet_pton(const char *str, union inet_addr *addr)
> +{
>

A couple of comments:
1. No reason for this to be inline
2. If function has same name as userspace it must have same arguments
   and return value. Either:
    a. rename it to kinet_pton or some other name
    b. make it work the same.

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