netdev - Re: [PATCH 8/9]: sch_hfsc: Use ->requeue queue instead of ops.

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Date:	Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:07:10 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jarkao2@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9]: sch_hfsc: Use ->requeue queue instead of ops.

David Miller wrote:
> From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:11:57 +0200
> 
>> I think we really need either ->requeue or a real ->peek operation.
> 
> All the code duplication and complexity is what I'm trying to avoid.
> 
> I see no value in overhauling and auditing all of these ->requeue()
> implementations and how they return status codes when the facility
> itself is largely superfluous.
> 
> Maybe we can simply add a "bool peek" argument or some flags to
> ->dequeue() instead.

Yes, that should work. It might get a big ugly though since the
->dequeue functions have to make sure not to modify any state
while peeking.

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