netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/2] net sched actions: Add support for user cookies

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Date:   Wed, 18 Jan 2017 06:00:46 -0500
From:   Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...lanox.com,
        paulb@...lanox.com, john.fastabend@...il.com,
        simon.horman@...ronome.com, mrv@...atatu.com, hadarh@...lanox.com,
        ogerlitz@...lanox.com, roid@...lanox.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/2] net sched actions: Add support for user
 cookies

On 17-01-17 12:05 PM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 05:57:58PM CET, daniel@...earbox.net wrote:

>> Given this cookie is just used for correlation in user space anyway
>> and not processed any further by the kernel, I think we can well
>> handle these very few spots, so would be better if the code is more
>> maintainable instead.
>
> I agree with Daniel. His naming change suggestions make sense.
>
> In fact, Jamal, now I know why there are names like this all over TC :)
>

Jiri, how about Hungarian Notation with that? ;->
I will change the name but it is getting towards proving
Parkinson's law of Triviality.

cheers,
jamal