netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] inet: fix fast path in __inet_hash

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Date:   Sat, 14 Jan 2023 13:17:48 +0100
From:   Pietro Borrello <borrello@...g.uniroma1.it>
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Hideaki YOSHIFUJI <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>,
        Cristiano Giuffrida <c.giuffrida@...nl>,
        "Bos, H.J." <h.j.bos@...nl>, Jakob Koschel <jkl820.git@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] inet: fix fast path in __inet_hash_connect()

On Fri, 13 Jan 2023 at 13:16, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com> wrote:
> 1) Given this path was never really used, we have no coverage.
>
> 2) Given that we do not check inet_ehash_nolisten() return code here.

It seems there are a bunch of call sites where inet_ehash_nolisten() return
code is not checked, thus I didn't think of it to be a problem.

>
> I would recommend _not_ adding the Fixes: tag, and target net-next tree
>
> In fact, I would remove this dead code, and reduce complexity.
>

This makes a lot of sense. I can post a v3 patch completely removing
the fast path.

However, this patch's v1 was already reviewed by
Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>, v2 is a nit, if posting a v3
I think I should remove the Reviewed-by: since it would completely
change the patch, but what is the preferred fix?

Best regards,
Pietro