netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v3 1/3] net: sched: consolidate offload decision in cls

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Date:	Mon, 29 Feb 2016 10:40:53 -0800
From:	John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
To:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
CC:	Jiří Pírko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	simon.horman@...ronome.com,
	Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v3 1/3] net: sched: consolidate offload decision
 in cls_u32

On 16-02-27 08:28 PM, Cong Wang wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 8:24 PM, John Fastabend
> <john.fastabend@...il.com> wrote:
>> On 16-02-26 09:39 AM, Cong Wang wrote:
>>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 7:53 AM, John Fastabend
>>> <john.fastabend@...il.com> wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
>>>> index 2121df5..e64d20b 100644
>>>> --- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
>>>> +++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
>>>> @@ -392,4 +392,9 @@ struct tc_cls_u32_offload {
>>>>         };
>>>>  };
>>>>
>>>> +static inline bool tc_should_offload(struct net_device *dev)
>>>> +{
>>>> +       return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>
>>> These should be protected by CONFIG_NET_CLS_U32, no?
>>>
>>
>> Its not necessary it is a completely general function and I only
>> lifted it out of cls_u32 so that the cls_flower classifier could
>> also use it.
>>
>> I don't see the need off-hand to have it wrapped in an ORd ifdef
>> statement where its (CONFIG_NET_CLS_U32 | CONFIG_NET_CLS_X ...).
>> Any particular reason you were thnking it should be wrapped in ifdefs?
>>
> 
> Not a big deal.
> 
> I just feel these don't need to compile when I have CONFIG_NET_CLS_U32=n.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Well because this is 'static inline' gcc should just remove it
if it is not used. Assuming non-ancient gcc and normal compile
flags, e.g. you are not including -fkeep-inline-functions or
something.

So just to keep it readable I would prefer to just leave it
as is.

Thanks,
John