netdev - Re: [patch net-next] switchdev: bring back switchdev_obj and use it as a generic object param

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Message-ID: <20151001060439.GA2156@nanopsycho.orion>
Date:	Thu, 1 Oct 2015 08:04:39 +0200
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
To:	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
CC:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>, <eladr@...lanox.com>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
	"andrew@...n.ch" <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] switchdev: bring back switchdev_obj and use it
 as a generic object param

Thu, Oct 01, 2015 at 05:44:55AM CEST, sfeldma@...il.com wrote:
>On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
>> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
>>
>> Replace "void *obj" with a generic structure. Introduce couple of
>> helpers along that.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
>
>Looks good to me, except for the macro/enum collision Vivien pointed
>out.  Vivien's suggestion to use SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_xxx for ID enums
>would work.

ok

>
>Actually, id should be moved back into switchdev_obj, otherwise that
>info is lost in dump callbacks.  Could have a common callback that
>switches on id, for id specific work.  I'll submit a patch to move id
>back into obj if Jiri doesn't add it to this one.

I was thinking about it as well and it makes sense. I'll add it.
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