linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/14] tools lib fd array: Allow associating an integer cookie with each entry

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Date:	Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:59:45 +0200
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Jean Pihet <jean.pihet@...aro.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/14] tools lib fd array: Allow associating an integer
 cookie with each entry

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:29:11AM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:

SNIP

> > I like the idea of private pointer for each fd, but I think it should
> > be 'void*' to keep the library generic. The 'int*' is related only to
> > the evlist usage of this.
> 
> Right, from the changelog comment for this patch:
> 
> ------------------------------
>     We may need to have further info associated with each fdarray entry,
> in that case we'll make that int array a 'union fdarray_priv' one and
> put a pointer there so that users can stash whatever they want there.
> For now, an int is enough tho.
> ------------------------------
> 
> I had it as:
> 
> 	struct fdarray {
> 	...
> 		union {
> 			int 	idx;
> 			void	*ptr;
> 		} priv;
> 	...
> 	}
> 
> But then I had no use whatsoever for the ->ptr one at this point, so I
> just nuked it, to keep _just_ what is used _right now_, and added the
> comment to the changelog :-)

if we are treeting tools/lib/api as 'external' lib, I think we should
use 'void *' for priv and let the user retype it to whatever he wants

but I dont care/insist here too much.. it just seems strange to me ;-)

jirka
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