netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v13 1/4] netdevsim: allow two netdevsim ports to be connected

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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 09:33:02 -0800
From: David Wei <dw@...idwei.uk>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>,
 maciek@...hnikowski.net, horms@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v13 1/4] netdevsim: allow two netdevsim ports to
 be connected

On 2024-02-23 16:44, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:37 -0800 David Wei wrote:
>> +	if (!netdev_is_nsim(dev_b)) {
>> +		pr_err("Device with ifindex %u in netnsfd %d is not a netdevsim\n", ifidx_b, netnsfd_b);
> 
> nit: the string format can overflow the 80 char limit, but if there 
> are arguments and they don't fit in the limit, please put them on 
> the next line.

Yep I'll fix that.

> 
>> +		goto out_err;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (dev_a == dev_b) {
>> +		pr_err("Cannot link a netdevsim to itself\n");
>> +		goto out_err;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	err = 0;
> 
> Why zero.. 

Sorry left over from a previous iteration.

> 
>> +	nsim_a = netdev_priv(dev_a);
>> +	peer = rtnl_dereference(nsim_a->peer);
>> +	if (peer) {
>> +		pr_err("Netdevsim %d:%u is already linked\n", netnsfd_a, ifidx_a);
>> +		goto out_err;
> 
> I'd think if we hit this we should return -EBUSY?
> Unless peer == dev_b, but that may be splitting hair.

What would returning -EBUSY do?

> 
> You should also implement .ndo_get_iflink, so that ip link can display
> the peer information.

(Y)