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

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Message-ID: <6524401a-4e1f-61bf-5b8d-e56b4fcdc67d@huawei.com>
Date:   Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:07:22 +0800
From:   shaozhengchao <shaozhengchao@...wei.com>
To:     Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.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 2022/9/18 3:03, Cong Wang wrote:
> 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.
Hi Wang:
	Thank you for your review. I think this macro can simplify
repeated code when adding action modules later.

Zhengchao Shao