linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] netfilter: nf_tables: replace unnecessary use of list_for_each_entry

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Message-ID: <YkwbpEU25LR/42xx@salvia>
Date:   Tue, 5 Apr 2022 12:36:20 +0200
From:   Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:     Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        coreteam@...filter.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@...filter.org>,
        Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        Brian Johannesmeyer <bjohannesmeyer@...il.com>,
        Cristiano Giuffrida <c.giuffrida@...nl>,
        "Bos, H.J." <h.j.bos@...nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] netfilter: nf_tables: replace unnecessary use of
 list_for_each_entry_continue()

On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 11:56:44AM +0100, Jakob Koschel wrote:
> Since there is no way for list_for_each_entry_continue() to start
> interating in the middle of the list they can be replaced with a call
> to list_for_each_entry().
> 
> In preparation to limit the scope of the list iterator to the list
> traversal loop, the list iterator variable 'rule' should not be used
> past the loop.

Applied to nf-next, thanks