linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/9] net: netconsole: separate fragmented message handling in send_ext

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Message-ID: <20240906-organic-prompt-jaguarundi-c37ffd@devvm32600>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 01:33:31 -0700
From: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
To: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
Cc: kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com, thepacketgeek@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davej@...emonkey.org.uk,
	thevlad@...a.com, max@...sevol.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/9] net: netconsole: separate fragmented
 message handling in send_ext_msg

On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 11:59:20AM +0100, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 07:07:46AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> > Following the previous change, where the non-fragmented case was moved
> > to its own function, this update introduces a new function called
> > send_msg_fragmented to specifically manage scenarios where message
> > fragmentation is required.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
> 
> Due to tooling the diff below seems to more verbose than the change
> warrants. Perhaps some diff flags would alleviate this, but anyone viewing
> the patch using git with default flags, would see what is below anyway.
> 
> So I wonder if you could consider moving send_msg_fragmented()
> to above send_msg_no_fragmentation(). Locally this lead to an entirely
> more reasonable diff to review.

I agree. Let me move the functions around aiming to generate an
easy-to-review diff.

Thanks for the feedback.