[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/4] kcp: add kernel control path kernel module

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 3/1/2016 11:10 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Tue,  1 Mar 2016 15:41:58 +0000
> Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
> 
>> +struct kcp_ethtool_msg {
>> +	int cmd_id;
>> +	int port_id;
>> +	unsigned int flag;
>> +	char input_buffer[KCP_ETHTOOL_MSG_LEN];
>> +	char output_buffer[KCP_ETHTOOL_MSG_LEN];
>> +	int input_buffer_len;
>> +	int output_buffer_len;
>> +	int err;
>> +};
>> +
> 
> In general try and use unsigned where ever it is possible.
> Having int and char types was the C style back in Unix, but now
> most code use size_t, uint32_t and uint8_t.
> 
Thanks for the comments, this and previous ones, I will update accordingly.

> 
> You seem to be trying to force ethtool into netlink.
> There are some others doing that already, so following their work
> would be good.
> 
Sure I would like to check them, where can I find them? inside the kernel?

Thanks,
ferruh