linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/6] flow_offload: add flow_rule_no_unsupp_control

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Message-ID: <ZhYfU/KUBHIAZffi@LouisNoVo>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:10:43 +0200
From: Louis Peens <louis.peens@...igine.com>
To: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen <ast@...erby.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/6] flow_offload: add
 flow_rule_no_unsupp_control_flags()

On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 11:13:22AM +0000, Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen wrote:
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> > > +static inline bool flow_rule_no_unsupp_control_flags(const u32 supp_flags,
> > > +                                                    const u32 flags,
> > > +                                                    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> > Thanks for the change Asbjørn, I like the series in general. I do have
> > some nitpicking with the naming of this function, the double negative
> > makes it a bit hard to read. Especially where it gets used, where it
> > then reads as:
> >      'if not no unsupported'
> > 
> > I think something like:
> >      'if not supported'
> > or
> >      'if unsupported'
> > 
> > will read much better - personally I think the first option is the best,
> > otherwise you might end up with 'if not unsupported', which is also
> > weird.
> > 
> > Some possible suggestions I can think of:
> >      flow_rule_control_flags_is_supp()
> >      flow_rule_is_supp_control_flags()
> >      flow_rule_check_supp_control_flags()
> > 
> > or perhaps some even better variant of this. I hope it's not just me, if
> > that's the case please feel free to ignore.
> I agree, I will update the naming in v2:
> 
> flow_rule_no_unsupp_control_flags             => flow_rule_is_supp_control_flags
> flow_rule_no_control_flags        + s/no/has/ => flow_rule_has_control_flags
> flow_rule_match_no_control_flags  + s/no/has/ => flow_rule_match_has_control_flags
Hi Asbjørn. I like these, I think it will follow much easier, thanks.

Regards
Louis
> 
> --
> Best regards
> Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen
> Network Engineer
> Fiberby - AS42541