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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
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