netdev - Re: [patch net-next v5 11/12] devlink: remove devlink_dump_for_each_instance

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Date:   Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:24:09 -0800
From:   Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
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        <mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr>, <gal@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v5 11/12] devlink: remove
 devlink_dump_for_each_instance_get() helper



On 1/18/2023 7:21 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>
> 
> devlink_dump_for_each_instance_get() is currently called from
> a single place in netlink.c. As there is no need to use
> this helper anywhere else in the future, remove it and
> call devlinks_xa_find_get() directly from while loop
> in devlink_nl_instance_iter_dump(). Also remove redundant
> idx clear on loop end as it is already done
> in devlink_nl_instance_iter_dump().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>

Nice cleanup considering that the function has a comment about how its
not a generic iterator.. Less chance of accidentally misusing it in the
future.

Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>