Re: [PATCH v5 2/9] moduleparam: add data member to struct kernel_param

[jim.cromie@gmail.com]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 9:44 AM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 09:17:10AM -0600, Jim Cromie wrote:
> > Add a const void* data member to the struct, to allow attaching
> > private data that will be used soon by a setter method (via kp->data)
> > to perform more elaborate actions.
> >
> > To attach the data at compile time, add new macros:
> >
> > module_param_cbd() derives from module_param_cb(), adding data param,
> > and latter is redefined to use former.
> >
> > It calls __module_param_call_wdata(), which accepts a new data param
> > and inits .data with it. Re-define __module_param_call() to use it.
> >
> > Use of this new data member will be rare, it might be worth redoing
> > this as a separate/sub-type to de-bloat the base case.
>
> ...
>
> > +#define module_param_cbd(name, ops, arg, perm, data)                         \
> > +     __module_param_call_wdata(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm, -1, 0, data)
>
> Cryptic name. Moreover, inconsistent with the rest.
> What about module_param_cb_data() ?
>
> >  #define module_param_cb_unsafe(name, ops, arg, perm)                       \
> >       __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm, -1,    \
> >                           KERNEL_PARAM_FL_UNSAFE)
>
> (above left for the above comment)
>
> ...
>
> > +#define __module_param_call_wdata(prefix, name, ops, arg, perm, level, flags, data) \
>
> Similar __module_param_call_with_data()
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>
>

yes to all renames, revised.
thanks