netdev - Re: [PATCH 01/15] devlink: prepare to support region operations

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Date:   Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:07:02 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...nulli.us, valex@...lanox.com,
        linyunsheng@...wei.com, lihong.yang@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/15] devlink: prepare to support region operations

On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:58:56 -0800, Jacob Keller wrote:
> Modify the devlink region code in preparation for adding new operations
> on regions.
> 
> Create a devlink_region_ops structure, and move the name pointer from
> within the devlink_region structure into the ops structure (similar to
> the devlink_health_reporter_ops).
> 
> This prepares the regions to enable support of additional operations in
> the future such as requesting snapshots, or accessing the region
> directly without a snapshot.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>