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Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:56:34 -0700 From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com> To: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> Cc: Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] switchdev: add swdev ops On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote: > Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 07:15:02AM CET, sfeldma@...il.com wrote: >>From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com> >> >>Per discussions at netconf, move switchdev ndo ops to a new swdev_ops to >>keep ndo namespace clean and maintain switchdev-related ops into one place. >> >>There are no functional changes here; just shuffling ops around for better >>organization. > > Hmm, I'm not sure this is the right approach. I think we do not need > only switchdev ops to be pushed out. There are many more ndos that could > be pushed out as well. What I'm thinking about is some more generic ndo > struct partitioning. Have to think about the actual implementation some more. I couldn't see a way to make a more generic ndo struct without casting args to void * and back, or using a big overlay union. I may be missing your idea; interested in what you come up with. In the meantime, can we go with this simple partitioning? -scott -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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