netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: move misc netdev

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Message-ID: <Z8u6laRzRAoxyXH_@mini-arch>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:33:41 -0800
From: Stanislav Fomichev <stfomichev@...il.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, horms@...nel.org,
	sdf@...ichev.me
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: move misc netdev_lock flavors to a
 separate header

On 03/07, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Move the more esoteric helpers for netdev instance lock to
> a dedicated header. This avoids growing netdevice.h to infinity
> and makes rebuilding the kernel much faster (after touching
> the header with the helpers).
> 
> The main netdev_lock() / netdev_unlock() functions are used
> in static inlines in netdevice.h and will probably be used
> most commonly, so keep them in netdevice.h.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

Acked-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...ichev.me>