netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/9] genetlink: reduce ops size and complexity (v2)

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Date:	Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:12:04 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	johannes@...solutions.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-wimax@...el.com,
	bsingharora@...il.com, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	alex.bluesman.smirnov@...il.com, dbaryshkov@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] genetlink: reduce ops size and complexity (v2)

From: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:14:38 +0100

> As before - reduce the complexity and data/code size of genetlink ops
> by making them an array rather than a linked list. Most users already
> use an array thanks to genl_register_family_with_ops(), so convert the
> remaining ones allowing us to get rid of the list head in each op.
> 
> Also make them const, this just makes sense at that point and the security
> people like making function pointers const as well :-)

I have to say, this is an absolutely fantastic space usage and
complexity improvement.

Applied, thanks a lot.
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