netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 7/9] devlink: allow registering parameters after the instance

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Date:   Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:22:22 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 7/9] devlink: allow registering parameters
 after the instance

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:35:35 +0100 Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >I did find it convenient to be able to do both pre and post-registering,
> >but of the two I'd definitely prefer doing it post-registering, as that
> >makes it easier to handle/allow more dynamic sub-objects.  
> 
> I'm confused. You want to register objects after instance register?

+1, I think it's an anti-pattern.