netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: rename reference+tracking helpers

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Date:   Wed, 8 Jun 2022 20:29:34 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, davem@...emloft.net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: rename reference+tracking helpers

On Wed, 8 Jun 2022 16:58:08 -0600 David Ahern wrote:
> On 6/8/22 8:58 AM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > IMO to encourage use of the track-capable API we could keep their names
> > short and call the legacy functions __netdev_hold() as I mentioned or
> > maybe netdev_hold_notrack().  
> 
> I like that option. Similar to the old nla_parse functions that were
> renamed with _deprecated - makes it easier to catch new uses.

Well, not really a perfect parallel because _deprecated nla has to stay
forever, given it behaves differently, while _notrack would hopefully
die either thru conversion or someone rightly taking an axe to the
cobwebbed code.

Either way, I hope nobody is against merging the current patch.