netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 1/2] bpf: allow extended BPF programs access skb fields

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Message-ID: <55039C9D.6010602@plumgrid.com>
Date:	Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:27:41 -0700
From:	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
To:	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 1/2] bpf: allow extended BPF programs access
 skb fields

On 3/13/15 7:16 PM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
> On 03/14/2015 03:08 AM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
>> On 3/13/15 7:06 PM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
>>> On 03/14/2015 02:46 AM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> Previously, it was much more consistent, which I like better. And only
>>>> because of the simple BUILD_BUG_ON()? :/
>>>
>>> Alternative is to move all of them into a central place, something like
>>> in twsk_build_assert() or __mld2_query_bugs[].
>>
>> nope. that defeats the purpose of bug_on.
>
> Well, it doesn't. ;) It throws a build error thus the user is forced to
> investigate that further.

according to this distorted logic all build_bug_on can be in one file
across the whole tree, since 'user is forced to investigate' ?!
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