netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/7] net: bridge: Extract boilerplate around switchdev_port_obj

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Message-ID: <wih4livhdxx.fsf@dev-r-vrt-156.mtr.labs.mlnx>
Date:   Fri, 25 May 2018 19:56:10 +0300
From:   Petr Machata <petrm@...lanox.com>
To:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        <bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org>, <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        <idosch@...lanox.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <razvan.stefanescu@....com>, <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        <stephen@...workplumber.org>, <andrew@...n.ch>,
        <f.fainelli@...il.com>, <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/7] net: bridge: Extract boilerplate around switchdev_port_obj_*()

Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com> writes:

> Hi Petr,
>
> Petr Machata <petrm@...lanox.com> writes:
>
>> -static int __vlan_vid_add(struct net_device *dev, struct net_bridge *br,
>> -			  u16 vid, u16 flags)
>> +static int br_switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev, u16 vid, u16 flags)
>>  {
>>  	struct switchdev_obj_port_vlan v = {
>>  		.obj.orig_dev = dev,
>> @@ -89,12 +88,29 @@ static int __vlan_vid_add(struct net_device *dev, struct net_bridge *br,
>>  		.vid_begin = vid,
>>  		.vid_end = vid,
>>  	};
>> -	int err;
>>  
>> +	return switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, &v.obj);
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int br_switchdev_port_obj_del(struct net_device *dev, u16 vid)
>> +{
>> +	struct switchdev_obj_port_vlan v = {
>> +		.obj.orig_dev = dev,
>> +		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_VLAN,
>> +		.vid_begin = vid,
>> +		.vid_end = vid,
>> +	};
>> +
>> +	return switchdev_port_obj_del(dev, &v.obj);
>> +}
>
> Shouldn't they be br_switchdev_port_vlan_add (or similar) implemented in
> net/bridge/br_switchdev.c instead, since they are VLAN specific?

(You mean switchdev-specific?)

This logic was in br_vlan.c before as well, so it's natural to think
about the functions as helpers of VLAN module. I can move to
br_switchdev.c if you think that's the better place.

Thanks,
Petr