netdev - Re: [PATCH] tracing/ipv4/ipv6: Give size to name field in fib*_lookup

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Date:   Sun, 3 Jul 2022 19:16:54 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tracing/ipv4/ipv6: Give size to name field in
 fib*_lookup_table event

On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:03:20 -0600
David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com> wrote:


> > Alternatively, if the intent was to use a fixed size, then it should be
> > converted into __array() of type char, which will remove the meta data in
> > the event that stores the size.  
> 
> I would prefer this option over duplicating the all of the checks to
> save 14B.

That's why I mentioned the alternative. To give you that option.

I'll send a v2 later that uses the static array.

-- Steve