netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: sched: alias action flags with TCA_ACT

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Message-ID: <d1167677-c813-35d2-144a-2246dcf8fd59@mojatatu.com>
Date:   Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:39:47 -0500
From:   Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:     Vlad Buslov <vlad@...lov.dev>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, jiri@...nulli.us
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: sched: alias action flags with TCA_ACT_
 prefix

On 2020-11-24 4:28 a.m., Vlad Buslov wrote:
> On Mon 23 Nov 2020 at 23:22, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 18:09:02 +0200 Vlad Buslov wrote:
>>> Currently both filter and action flags use same "TCA_" prefix which makes
>>> them hard to distinguish to code and confusing for users. Create aliases
>>> for existing action flags constants with "TCA_ACT_" prefix.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov <vlad@...lov.dev>
>>
>> Are we expecting to add both aliases for all new flags?
> 
> I don't think it makes sense to have both aliases for any new flags.
> 

Agreed.

cheers,
jamal