linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/14] resource limits: foundation for resource highwater tracking

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:57:10 +0200
From:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:	Topi Miettinen <toiwoton@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Balbir Singh <bsingharora@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	"open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/14] resource limits: foundation for resource highwater
 tracking

Le 15/07/2016 18:27, Topi Miettinen a écrit :
[snip]
>> Why playing with version number? It complexifies the (userland) code and
>> existing applications break when the kernel is updated.
>> Goal of netlink is to be easily extensible. By adding a new attribute, existing
>> userspace tools won't break.
> 
> I just followed this text in taskstats.h. Does that give wrong advice?
> 
>  * The struct is versioned. Newer versions should only add fields to
>  * the bottom of the struct to maintain backward compatibility.
>  *
>  *
>  * To add new fields
>  *	a) bump up TASKSTATS_VERSION
>  *	b) add comment indicating new version number at end of struct
>  *	c) add new fields after version comment; maintain 64-bit alignment
I don't know taskstats well, but that is not how netlink works. There is no need
to manage a version with netlink, just add new attributes.


Regards,
Nicolas