netdev - Re: [patch net-next v2 08/11] devlink: introduce set of macros and use it for split ops definitions

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Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:38:16 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net,
 edumazet@...gle.com, moshe@...dia.com, saeedm@...dia.com,
 idosch@...dia.com, petrm@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2 08/11] devlink: introduce set of macros and
 use it for split ops definitions

On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:18:26 +0200 Jiri Pirko wrote:
> The split ops structures for all commands look pretty much the same.
> The are all using the same/similar callbacks.
> 
> Introduce a set of macros to make the code shorter and also avoid
> possible future copy&paste mistakes and inconsistencies.
> 
> Use this macros for already converted commands.

If you want to use split ops extensively please use the nlspec
and generate the table automatically. Integrating closer with
the spec will have many benefits.