From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-io0-f193.google.com ([209.85.223.193]:33214 "EHLO mail-io0-f193.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755760AbdDPOlC (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Apr 2017 10:41:02 -0400 Received: by mail-io0-f193.google.com with SMTP id k87so22689774ioi.0 for ; Sun, 16 Apr 2017 07:41:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: second wave of netlink extended ACK reporting To: Johannes Berg , nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com, David Ahern , Jiri Pirko , Pravin Shelar , dev@openvswitch.org References: <20170408174900.12820-1-johannes@sipsolutions.net> <20170408174900.12820-2-johannes@sipsolutions.net> <20170408183440.GA1900@nanopsycho> <1491676621.5800.24.camel@sipsolutions.net> <20170408184008.GB1900@nanopsycho> <990b5610-a894-b3d2-d3a7-536dfd25adb8@cumulusnetworks.com> <1491805089.2455.3.camel@sipsolutions.net> <1492090170.29526.1.camel@sipsolutions.net> <28b0d93a-7e96-f7eb-b140-afc9ad429c30@6wind.com> <1492111480.29526.7.camel@sipsolutions.net> Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, pablo@netfilter.org, Jiri Benc From: Jamal Hadi Salim Message-ID: <826de765-dd18-f6a3-8e37-7b55398ad99b@mojatatu.com> (sfid-20170416_164110_052418_AC6EF045) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2017 10:40:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1492111480.29526.7.camel@sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes or anybody else working on it? i.e one which sends the extack to the bowels of callees so we can return meaningful messages example: rtnetlink::doit() or equivalent seems to be a candidate for taking it as a param For things that call netlink_ack it may be easier if they create the extack. For dumps it makes it tricky since their lifetime is much longer.. cheers, jamal From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jamal Hadi Salim Subject: second wave of netlink extended ACK reporting Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2017 10:40:59 -0400 Message-ID: <826de765-dd18-f6a3-8e37-7b55398ad99b@mojatatu.com> References: <20170408174900.12820-1-johannes@sipsolutions.net> <20170408174900.12820-2-johannes@sipsolutions.net> <20170408183440.GA1900@nanopsycho> <1491676621.5800.24.camel@sipsolutions.net> <20170408184008.GB1900@nanopsycho> <990b5610-a894-b3d2-d3a7-536dfd25adb8@cumulusnetworks.com> <1491805089.2455.3.camel@sipsolutions.net> <1492090170.29526.1.camel@sipsolutions.net> <28b0d93a-7e96-f7eb-b140-afc9ad429c30@6wind.com> <1492111480.29526.7.camel@sipsolutions.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Jiri Benc , pablo-Cap9r6Oaw4JrovVCs/uTlw@public.gmane.org To: Johannes Berg , nicolas.dichtel-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, David Ahern , Jiri Pirko , Pravin Shelar , dev-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1492111480.29526.7.camel-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: ovs-dev-bounces-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org Errors-To: ovs-dev-bounces-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Johannes or anybody else working on it? i.e one which sends the extack to the bowels of callees so we can return meaningful messages example: rtnetlink::doit() or equivalent seems to be a candidate for taking it as a param For things that call netlink_ack it may be easier if they create the extack. For dumps it makes it tricky since their lifetime is much longer.. cheers, jamal