linux-kernel - Re: [net-next 1/3] net: dsa: optimize tx timestamp request handling

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Message-ID: <20210418151124.GC24506@hoboy.vegasvil.org>
Date:   Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:11:24 -0700
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc:     Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@...utronix.de>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next 1/3] net: dsa: optimize tx timestamp request handling

On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 12:18:42PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> 
> How about not passing "clone" back to DSA as an argument by reference,
> but instead require the driver to populate DSA_SKB_CB(skb)->clone if it
> needs to do so?
> 
> Also, how about changing the return type to void? Returning true or
> false makes no difference.

+1

Thanks,
Richard