Re: [PATCH v2 12/23] libmultipath: "generic multipath" interface

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On 03/06/2018 12:14 AM, Martin Wilck wrote:
> This patch adds a simplified abstract interface to the multipath data structures.
> The idea is to allow "foreign" data structures to be treated by libmultipath
> if they implement the same interface. Currently, the intention is to use this
> only to provide formatted output about from this interface.
> 
> This interface assumes only that the data structure is organized in maps
> containing path groups containing paths, and that formatted printing (using
> the wildcards defined in libmultipath) is possible on each level of the data
> structure.
> 
> The patch also implements the interface for the internal dm_multipath data
> structure.
> 
> The style() method looks a bit exotic, but it's necessary because
> print_multipath_topology() uses different formats depending on the mpp
> properties. This needs to be in the generic interface, too, if we want to
> produce identical output.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Wilck <mwilck@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  libmultipath/Makefile     |   2 +-
>  libmultipath/dm-generic.c |  70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  libmultipath/dm-generic.h |  41 ++++++++++++++
>  libmultipath/generic.c    |  39 +++++++++++++
>  libmultipath/generic.h    | 136 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  libmultipath/list.h       |   4 ++
>  libmultipath/print.c      |  33 +++++++++++
>  libmultipath/print.h      |  12 ++++
>  libmultipath/structs.c    |   4 ++
>  libmultipath/structs.h    |   4 ++
>  10 files changed, 344 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>  create mode 100644 libmultipath/dm-generic.c
>  create mode 100644 libmultipath/dm-generic.h
>  create mode 100644 libmultipath/generic.c
>  create mode 100644 libmultipath/generic.h
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxxx>

Cheers,

Hannes
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