netdev - Re: Re: [PATCH 1/3] net/ipv4/inet_timewait

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Date:   Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:09:05 +0100
From:   <sjpark@...zon.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
CC:     <sjpark@...zon.com>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:KERNEL SELFTEST FRAMEWORK" 
        <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <sj38.park@...il.com>,
        <aams@...zon.com>, SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH 1/3] net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock: Fix inconsistent comments

On   Fri, 31 Jan 2020 06:54:53 -0800   Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 4:24 AM <sjpark@...zon.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>
> >
> > Commit ec94c2696f0b ("tcp/dccp: avoid one atomic operation for timewait
> > hashdance") mistakenly erased a comment for the second step of
> > `inet_twsk_hashdance()`.  This commit restores it for better
> > readability.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>
> > ---
> >  net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
> > index c411c87ae865..fbfcd63cc170 100644
> > --- a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
> > +++ b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
> > @@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ void inet_twsk_hashdance(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw, struct sock *sk,
> >
> >         spin_lock(lock);
> >
> > +       /* Step 2: Hash TW into tcp ehash chain. */
> 
> This comment adds no value, please do not bring it back.
> 
> net-next is closed, now is not the time for cosmetic changes.
> 
> Also take a look at Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst

Thank you for this kind reference.  Will drop this in next spin.


Thanks,
SeongJae Park

>