netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: remove IFF

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Message-Id: 
 <172264144448.25502.3568302485144724156.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:30:44 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
 pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: remove IFF_* re-definition

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu,  1 Aug 2024 09:34:01 -0700 you wrote:
> We re-define values of enum netdev_priv_flags as preprocessor
> macros with the same name. I guess this was done to avoid breaking
> out of tree modules which may use #ifdef X for kernel compatibility?
> Commit 7aa98047df95 ("net: move net_device priv_flags out from UAPI")
> which added the enum doesn't say. In any case, the flags with defines
> are quite old now, and defines for new flags don't get added.
> OOT drivers have to resort to code greps for compat detection, anyway.
> Let's delete these defines, save LoC, help LXR link to the right place.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: remove IFF_* re-definition
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/49675f5bdf9a

You are awesome, thank you!
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