linux-kernel - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 07/11] net: page_pool: add DMA-sync-for-CPU inline helpers

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Date:   Mon, 22 May 2023 17:27:27 +0200
From:   Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...il.com>
To:     Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>,
        Larysa Zaremba <larysa.zaremba@...el.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Michal Kubiak <michal.kubiak@...el.com>,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 07/11] net: page_pool: add
 DMA-sync-for-CPU inline helpers

On Mon, 22 May 2023 at 15:50, Alexander Lobakin
<aleksander.lobakin@...el.com> wrote:
>
> From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 13:45:45 -0700
>
> > On Fri, 19 May 2023 15:56:40 +0200 Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> >> From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> >> Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 13:36:27 -0700
>
> [...]
>
> > Ack, not saying that we need to split now, it's just about the naming
> > (everyone's favorite topic).
> >
> > I think that it's a touch weird to name the header _drv.h and then
> > include it in the core in multiple places (*cough* xdp_sock_drv.h).
>
> Hahaha, I also thought of it :>

Haha! Point taken. Will clear it up.

> > Also If someone needs to add another "heavy" static line for use by
> > the core they will try to put it in page_pool.h rather than _drv.h...
> >
> > I'd rather split the includes by the basic language-level contents,
> > first, then by the intended consumer, only if necessary. Language
> > level sorting require less thinking :)
> >
> > But none of this is important, if you don't wanna to do it, just keep
> > the new helpers in page_pool.h (let's not do another _drv.h).
>
> Ack, will just put there. It doesn't get included by the whole kernel
> via skbuff.h anymore (in v2), so new inlines won't hurt.
>
> Thanks,
> Olek
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