netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] liquidio: Fix an issue with multiple switchdev enable disables

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Date:   Sat, 04 Nov 2017 09:18:31 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     felix.manlunas@...ium.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, raghu.vatsavayi@...ium.com,
        derek.chickles@...ium.com, satananda.burla@...ium.com,
        vijaya.guvva@...ium.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] liquidio: Fix an issue with multiple
 switchdev enable disables

From: Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...ium.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 12:17:44 -0700

> From: Vijaya Mohan Guvva <vijaya.guvva@...ium.com>
> 
> Return success if the same dispatch function is being registered for
> a given opcode and subcode, there by allow multiple switchdev enable
> and disables.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vijaya Mohan Guvva <vijaya.guvva@...ium.com>
> Signed-off-by: Satanand Burla <satananda.burla@...ium.com>
> Signed-off-by: Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...ium.com>

Applied, thanks.

But I do have a question, are you properly reference counting these
dispatch function objects?  I can't see how you can properly handle
multiple enable/disable otherwise.

Thank you.