Re: [PATCH 00/17] Add memberof(), split some headers, and slightly simplify code

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On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jani,
>
> On 11/19/21 13:47, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> In the first and second commits
>>> I changed a lot of stuff in many parts,
>>> and that's why I CCd so many people (also in this cover letter).
>>> However, to avoid spamming,
>>> and since it would be a nightmare to
>>> find all the relevant people affected in so many different areas,
>>> I only CCd in 01, 02 and in the cover letter.
>>> If anyone is interested in reading the full patch set,
>>> I sent it to the LKML.
>> 
>> I think with the patch split you have this would be a nightmare to get
>> merged. Please consider refactoring the headers first, and once those
>> are reviewed and merged, you can proceed with using them elsewhere. For
>> example, we'd want the drm/i915 changes in patches separate from changes
>> to other drivers or the core headers.
>
> So,
> would it be preferable something like this?:
>
> Patch set 1:
> - Add <linux/memberof.h> with memberof()
> - Split offsetof() to <linux/offsetof.h>
> - Split offsetofend() to <linux/offsetofend.h>
> - Split typeof_member() to <linux/typeof_member.h>
> - Split sizeof_field() to <linux/sizeof_field.h>
> - Split NULL to <linux/NULL.h>
> - Split ARRAY_SIZE() to <linux/array_size.h>
> - Implement offsetof() in terms of memberof()
> - Implement typeof_member() in terms of memberof()
> - Implement sizeof_field() in terms of memberof()
> - Implement container_of_safe() in terms of container_of()
> - Remove unnecessary cast from container_of[_safe]()
> - Cosmetic changes
>
> Patch set 2:
> - And in a different patch set, fix all other files
>    that make use of these macros.
>
>
> Patch 1 without editing any other files except for the basic ones,
> and adding includes where the definition had been previously,
> to not break stuff.
>
> And then,
> start patching individual subsystems and
> send tiny patch sets to each of them?
>
>
> For the first part,
> I agree it is better.
> I'll change it to do that.
> I'll send an v2 with less changes and more organized.
>
>
> For the second part,
> I'll see what I can do after the first one has been reviewed.
> I'll do tiny patches with a few changes to one or few files,
> so that I can reorganize them easily with a rebase -i afterwards,
> and then decide.

Sounds about right. I presume just the first series is going to generate
quite a bit of discussion, in particular <linux/NULL.h> looks like
everyone's going to have an opinion. And for that, you really don't need
or want all the users (patch series 2) Cc'd.


BR,
Jani.



>
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> Alejandro Colomar (17):
>>>    linux/container_of.h: Add memberof(T, m)
>>>    Use memberof(T, m) instead of explicit NULL dereference
>>>    Replace some uses of memberof() by its wrappers
>>>    linux/memberof.h: Move memberof() to separate header
>>>    linux/typeof_member.h: Move typeof_member() to a separate header
>>>    Simplify sizeof(typeof_member()) to sizeof_field()
>>>    linux/NULL.h: Move NULL to a separate header
>>>    linux/offsetof.h: Move offsetof(T, m) to a separate header
>>>    linux/offsetof.h: Implement offsetof() in terms of memberof()
>>>    linux/container_of.h: Implement container_of_safe() in terms of
>>>      container_of()
>>>    linux/container_of.h: Cosmetic
>>>    linux/container_of.h: Remove unnecessary cast to (void *)
>>>    linux/sizeof_field.h: Move sizeof_field(T, m) to a separate header
>>>    include/linux/: Include a smaller header if just for NULL
>>>    linux/offsetofend.h: Move offsetofend(T, m) to a separate header
>>>    linux/array_size.h: Move ARRAY_SIZE(arr) to a separate header
>>>    include/: Include <linux/array_size.h> for ARRAY_SIZE()
>>>
>>>   arch/x86/include/asm/bootparam_utils.h        |  3 +-
>>>   arch/x86/kernel/signal_compat.c               |  5 ++--
>>>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sw_fence.c          |  1 +
>>>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h             |  5 ++--
>>>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.h       |  3 +-
>>>   drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h        | 10 +++----
>>>   drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/ether1.c          |  7 +++--
>>>   drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c                    |  3 +-
>>>   drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be.h                    | 12 ++++----
>>>   drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h               |  5 +++-
>>>   fs/btrfs/ctree.h                              |  5 ++--
>>>   fs/proc/inode.c                               |  1 +
>>>   include/acpi/actypes.h                        |  4 ++-
>>>   include/crypto/internal/blake2b.h             |  1 +
>>>   include/crypto/internal/blake2s.h             |  1 +
>>>   include/crypto/internal/chacha.h              |  1 +
>>>   include/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.h                    |  1 +
>>>   include/drm/drm_mode_object.h                 |  1 +
>>>   include/kunit/test.h                          |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/NULL.h                          | 10 +++++++
>>>   include/linux/arm_ffa.h                       |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/array_size.h                    | 15 ++++++++++
>>>   include/linux/blk_types.h                     |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/can/core.h                      |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/clk-provider.h                  |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/container_of.h                  | 28 ++++++++++-------
>>>   include/linux/counter.h                       |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/crash_core.h                    |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/efi.h                           |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/extable.h                       |  2 +-
>>>   include/linux/f2fs_fs.h                       |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/filter.h                        |  3 ++
>>>   include/linux/fs.h                            |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/genl_magic_func.h               |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/hashtable.h                     |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/ieee80211.h                     |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/kbuild.h                        |  3 ++
>>>   include/linux/kernel.h                        |  7 +----
>>>   include/linux/kfifo.h                         |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/kvm_host.h                      |  3 ++
>>>   include/linux/libata.h                        |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/llist.h                         |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/memberof.h                      | 11 +++++++
>>>   include/linux/mlx5/device.h                   |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/mlx5/driver.h                   |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/mm_types.h                      |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/moduleparam.h                   |  3 ++
>>>   include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h                   |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/netdevice.h                     |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/netfilter.h                     |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/nvme-fc.h                       |  2 ++
>>>   include/linux/offsetof.h                      | 17 +++++++++++
>>>   include/linux/offsetofend.h                   | 19 ++++++++++++
>>>   include/linux/pagemap.h                       |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/phy.h                           |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/phy_led_triggers.h              |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/pinctrl/machine.h               |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/property.h                      |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/rcupdate.h                      |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h                 |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/regmap.h                        |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/sched/task.h                    |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/sizeof_field.h                  | 14 +++++++++
>>>   include/linux/skb_array.h                     |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/skbuff.h                        |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/skmsg.h                         |  3 ++
>>>   include/linux/slab.h                          |  2 ++
>>>   include/linux/spinlock_types.h                |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/stddef.h                        | 30 +++----------------
>>>   include/linux/string.h                        |  5 +++-
>>>   include/linux/surface_aggregator/controller.h |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/surface_aggregator/serial_hub.h |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/swap.h                          |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/ti-emif-sram.h                  |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/typeof_member.h                 | 11 +++++++
>>>   include/linux/ucs2_string.h                   |  2 +-
>>>   include/linux/vdpa.h                          |  1 +
>>>   include/linux/virtio_config.h                 | 17 ++++++-----
>>>   include/linux/wireless.h                      |  2 ++
>>>   include/net/bond_3ad.h                        |  1 +
>>>   include/net/dsa.h                             |  1 +
>>>   include/net/ip_vs.h                           |  1 +
>>>   include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h    |  1 +
>>>   include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h             |  1 +
>>>   include/net/netlink.h                         |  1 +
>>>   include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h                   |  1 +
>>>   include/rdma/uverbs_named_ioctl.h             |  1 +
>>>   include/scsi/scsi_host.h                      |  1 +
>>>   include/sound/soc-dapm.h                      |  1 +
>>>   include/sound/soc.h                           |  1 +
>>>   include/trace/events/wbt.h                    |  1 +
>>>   include/uapi/linux/netfilter/xt_sctp.h        |  1 +
>>>   include/xen/hvm.h                             |  1 +
>>>   kernel/kallsyms.c                             |  3 +-
>>>   94 files changed, 255 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)
>>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/NULL.h
>>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/array_size.h
>>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/memberof.h
>>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/offsetof.h
>>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/offsetofend.h
>>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/sizeof_field.h
>>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/typeof_member.h
>> 

-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center



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