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Message-ID: <2b604558-ff97-78be-6534-09e20bebd0d1@datenfreihafen.org> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:13:36 +0200 From: Stefan Schmidt <stefan@...enfreihafen.org> To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Alexander Aring <alex.aring@...il.com> Cc: Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>, linux-wpan@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ieee802154: Fix compilation error when CONFIG_IEEE802154_NL802154_EXPERIMENTAL is disabled Hello Jakub. On 31.08.22 23:09, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Wed, 31 Aug 2022 22:59:14 +0200 Stefan Schmidt wrote: >> I was swamped today and I am only now finding time to go through mail. >> >> Given the problem these ifdef are raising I am ok with having these >> commands exposed without them. >> >> Our main reason for having this feature marked as experimental is that >> it does not have much exposure and we fear that some of it needs rewrites. >> >> If that really is going to happen we will simply treat the current >> commands as reserved/burned and come up with other ones if needed. While >> I hope this will not be needed it is a fair plan for mitigating this. > > Thanks for the replies. I keep going back and forth in my head on > what's better - un-hiding or just using NL802154_CMD_SET_WPAN_PHY_NETNS + 1 > as the start of validation, since it's okay to break experimental commands. > > Any preference? We saw other problems with these being behind ifdefs from build and fuzzing bots. I say its time we un-hide and deal with them being formerly deprecated and replaced by something else if it really comes to changes for them (which we are not sure of) regards Stefan Schmidt
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