netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: mlx5: fix sizeof usage in health_care's reg

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Date:	Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:11:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dborkman@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: mlx5: fix sizeof usage in health_care's
 reg_handler

From: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>
Date: Fri,  2 Aug 2013 12:16:17 +0200

> Therefore, I strongly assume sizeof(*health->health) is being meant
> to be passed as an argument. Interestingly, there are actually no
> in-tree users of mlx5_[un]register_health_report_handler(), but some
> debugging modules might want to know the correct size instead.

I want these hooks and infrastructure removed immediately.

If there are no in-tree users there is no reason for them to
exist at all.

Thanks.
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