linux-kernel - Re: [net-next 0/6] net: marvell: prestera: Add Switchdev driver for Prestera family ASIC device 98DX326x (AC3x)

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Date:   Mon, 1 Jun 2020 08:24:17 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
Cc:     Vadym Kochan <vadym.kochan@...ision.eu>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Oleksandr Mazur <oleksandr.mazur@...ision.eu>,
        Serhiy Boiko <serhiy.boiko@...ision.eu>,
        Serhiy Pshyk <serhiy.pshyk@...ision.eu>,
        Volodymyr Mytnyk <volodymyr.mytnyk@...ision.eu>,
        Taras Chornyi <taras.chornyi@...ision.eu>,
        Andrii Savka <andrii.savka@...ision.eu>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Mickey Rachamim <mickeyr@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next 0/6] net: marvell: prestera: Add Switchdev driver for
 Prestera family ASIC device 98DX326x (AC3x)

Sat, May 30, 2020 at 05:54:29PM CEST, idosch@...sch.org wrote:
>On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 05:52:31PM +0300, Vadym Kochan wrote:

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>> > WARNING: do not add new typedefs
>> > #1064: FILE: drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_hw.h:32:
>> > +typedef void (*prestera_event_cb_t)
>> I may be wrong, as I remember Jiri suggested it and looks like
>> it makes sense. I really don't have strong opinion about this.
>
>OK, so I'll let Jiri comment when he is back at work.

I was not aware of this warning, but for function callbacks, I think it
is very handy to have them as typedef instead of repeating the prototype
over and over. For that, I don't think this warning makes sense.

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