netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/2] bpf: remove struct bpf_prog_type

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Message-Id: <20170411.143909.674961610138152128.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:39:09 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     johannes@...solutions.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, alexei.starovoitov@...il.com,
        daniel@...earbox.net, johannes.berg@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/2] bpf: remove struct bpf_prog_type_list

From: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:34:57 +0200

> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
> 
> There's no need to have struct bpf_prog_type_list since
> it just contains a list_head, the type, and the ops
> pointer. Since the types are densely packed and not
> actually dynamically registered, it's much easier and
> smaller to have an array of type->ops pointer. Also
> initialize this array statically to remove code needed
> to initialize it.
> 
> In order to save duplicating the list, move it to a new
> header file and include it in the places needing it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>

Applied.