linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/3] Initialize devlink health dump framework for the dlge driver

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Message-ID: <20200821052308.GA12235@f3>
Date:   Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:23:08 +0900
From:   Benjamin Poirier <benjamin.poirier@...il.com>
To:     Coiby Xu <coiby.xu@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        Manish Chopra <manishc@...vell.com>,
        GR-Linux-NIC-Dev@...vell.com,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:STAGING SUBSYSTEM" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/3] Initialize devlink health dump framework for the dlge
 driver

On 2020-08-21 11:08 +0800, Coiby Xu wrote:
[...]
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_health.h b/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_health.h
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..07d3bafab845
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_health.h
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
> > > +#include <net/devlink.h>
> > > +int qlge_health_create_reporters(struct qlge_devlink *priv);
> > 
> > I would suggest to put this in qlge.h instead of creating a new file.
> 
> Although there are only two lines for now, is it possible qlge will add
> more devlink code? If that's the case, a file to single out these code

I would say that if there's more content in the future, it can move to a
separate file in the future.

If you feel strongly about putting this in its own file right away, then
make sure to add the usual
#ifndef QLGE_HEALTH_H
#define QLGE_HEALTH_H
...