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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:19:30 +0000
From: "Eads, Gage" <gage.eads@...el.com>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
gregkh <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
"Karlsson, Magnus" <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>,
"Topel, Bjorn" <bjorn.topel@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 09/20] dlb2: add ioctl to configure ports, query poll mode
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:34 AM
> To: Eads, Gage <gage.eads@...el.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; gregkh <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>;
> Karlsson, Magnus <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>; Topel, Bjorn
> <bjorn.topel@...el.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/20] dlb2: add ioctl to configure ports, query poll mode
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 3:46 PM Gage Eads <gage.eads@...el.com> wrote:
> > enum dlb2_user_interface_commands {
> > DLB2_CMD_GET_DEVICE_VERSION,
> > DLB2_CMD_CREATE_SCHED_DOMAIN,
> > DLB2_CMD_GET_SCHED_DOMAIN_FD,
> > DLB2_CMD_GET_NUM_RESOURCES,
> > DLB2_CMD_GET_DRIVER_VERSION,
> > + DLB2_CMD_QUERY_CQ_POLL_MODE,
> >
> > /* NUM_DLB2_CMD must be last */
> > NUM_DLB2_CMD,
>
> > @@ -427,6 +513,8 @@ struct dlb2_get_dir_queue_depth_args { enum
> > dlb2_domain_user_interface_commands {
> > DLB2_DOMAIN_CMD_CREATE_LDB_QUEUE,
> > DLB2_DOMAIN_CMD_CREATE_DIR_QUEUE,
> > + DLB2_DOMAIN_CMD_CREATE_LDB_PORT,
> > + DLB2_DOMAIN_CMD_CREATE_DIR_PORT,
> > DLB2_DOMAIN_CMD_GET_LDB_QUEUE_DEPTH,
> > DLB2_DOMAIN_CMD_GET_DIR_QUEUE_DEPTH,
>
>
> You cannot add new commands in the middle without changing the ABI.
>
> Maybe use individual #define lines in place of the enum to make sure these
> remain constants, or add a numeric value for each one when they are
> originally introduced.
>
> (yes, I realize this is the initial contribution of the new driver, but it still seems
> wrong to have it change in the middle of the series).
Ok, no problem -- I was assuming this patchset would be considered an atomic unit. I'll correct this in V2.
Thanks,
Gage
>
> Arnd
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