linux-kernel - Re: [RFC Patch net-next 2/5] net: introduce generic inet

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Message-ID: <1372662315.2974.20.camel@cr0>
Date:	Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:05:15 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC Patch net-next 2/5] net: introduce generic inet_pton()

On Thu, 2013-06-27 at 14:51 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> >  
> > +static inline int inet_pton(const char *str, union inet_addr *addr)
> > +{
> >
> 
> A couple of comments:
> 1. No reason for this to be inline

Okay, I will move them into net/core/utils.c.

> 2. If function has same name as userspace it must have same arguments
>    and return value. Either:
>     a. rename it to kinet_pton or some other name
>     b. make it work the same.
> 

Makes sense too me, I will try your option b) first, if it is over-kill
I will fall back to option a).

Thanks!


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