netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/2] net: sched: act_api: add helper macro for tcf

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Message-ID: <YyYZ5cKm5TiuKBgv@pop-os.localdomain>
Date:   Sat, 17 Sep 2022 12:03:01 -0700
From:   Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:     Zhengchao Shao <shaozhengchao@...wei.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/2] net: sched: act_api: add helper macro
 for tcf_action in module and net init/exit

On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 04:51:54PM +0800, Zhengchao Shao wrote:
> Helper macro for tcf_action that don't do anything special in module
> and net init/exit. This eliminates a lot of boilerplate. Each module
> may only use this macro once, and calling it replaces module/net_init()
> and module/net_exit().
> 

This looks over engineering to me. I don't think this reduces any code
size or help any readability.

Thanks.