RE: [PATCH 1/2] include: uapi: scsi: Change utp_upiu_query struct

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> >>>   struct utp_upiu_query {
> >>>     __u8 opcode;
> >>>     __u8 idn;
> >>>     __u8 index;
> >>>     __u8 selector;
> >>> -   __be16 reserved_osf;
> >>> -   __be16 length;
> >>> -   __be32 value;
> >>> -   __be32 reserved[2];
> >>> +   __u8 osf3;
> >>> +   __u8 osf4;
> >>> +   __be16 osf5;
> >>> +   __be32 osf6;
> >>> +   __be32 osf7;
> >>>   };
> >> All changes in UAPI headers must be backwards compatible. The above
> doesn't look like a backwards compatible change to me.
> >
> > This API was originally invented to support ufs-bsg.
> > AFAIK, ufs-utils is the only app that makes use of this API,
> > and it doesn't dig into struct utp_upiu_query inner fields.
> 
> That does not match what I see. I see that code in ufs-utils accesses
> the 'length' and 'value' members of the above data structure.
> 
> Please follow the rules for UAPI header files.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bart.

You are right , my fault.
Anyway, It just return reserved field to the struct.
Also I can update the tool accordingly. Instead length and value fields,
using osf5 and osf6.
In this case we will keep it backward compatible.
Is it OK?

Regards
Arthur

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> From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 7:00 PM
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> On 2/27/23 08:03, Arthur Simchaev wrote:
> >>>
> >>>    */
> >>>   struct utp_upiu_query {
> >>>     __u8 opcode;
> >>>     __u8 idn;
> >>>     __u8 index;
> >>>     __u8 selector;
> >>> -   __be16 reserved_osf;
> >>> -   __be16 length;
> >>> -   __be32 value;
> >>> -   __be32 reserved[2];
> >>> +   __u8 osf3;
> >>> +   __u8 osf4;
> >>> +   __be16 osf5;
> >>> +   __be32 osf6;
> >>> +   __be32 osf7;
> >>>   };
> >> All changes in UAPI headers must be backwards compatible. The above
> doesn't look like a backwards compatible change to me.
> >
> > This API was originally invented to support ufs-bsg.
> > AFAIK, ufs-utils is the only app that makes use of this API,
> > and it doesn't dig into struct utp_upiu_query inner fields.
> 
> That does not match what I see. I see that code in ufs-utils accesses
> the 'length' and 'value' members of the above data structure.
> 
> Please follow the rules for UAPI header files.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bart.




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