netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] tc: implement support for action terse dump

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Date:   Fri, 6 Nov 2020 13:25:19 -0700
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Vlad Buslov <vlad@...lov.dev>, Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
        jiri@...nulli.us
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] tc: implement support for action terse dump

On 11/6/20 12:16 PM, Vlad Buslov wrote:
>>>
>>
>> Its unfortunate that the TCA_ prefix ended being used for both filters
>> and actions. Since we only have a couple of flags maybe it is not too
>> late to have a prefix TCAA_ ? For existing flags something like a
>> #define TCAA_FLAG_LARGE_DUMP_ON TCA_FLAG_LARGE_DUMP_ON
>> in the uapi header will help. Of course that would be a separate
>> patch which will require conversion code in both the kernel and user
>> space.
> 
> I can send a followup patch, assuming David is satisfied with proposed
> change.
> 

fine with me.