Re: [PATCH 2/2] libfrog: move topology.[ch] to libxfs

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On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 11:40:10AM -0800, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 07:04:32PM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > On 12/18/19 6:12 PM, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 05:26:44PM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > >> On 12/18/19 5:14 PM, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> > >>> From: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>>
> > >>> The functions in libfrog/topology.c rely on internal libxfs symbols and
> > >>> functions, so move this file from libfrog to libxfs.
> > >>
> > >> None of this is used anywhere but mkfs & repair, and it's not really
> > >> part of libxfs per se (i.e. it shares nothing w/ kernel code).
> > >>
> > >> It used to be in libxcmd.  Perhaps it should just be moved back?
> > > 
> > > But the whole point of getting it out of libxcmd was that it had nothing
> > > to do with command processing.
> > 
> > Yeah I almost asked that.  ;)
> >  
> > > I dunno, I kinda wonder if this should just be libxtopo or something.
> > 
> > bleargh, not sure what it gains us to keep creating little internal libraries,
> > either.
> > 
> > I guess I don't really care, tbh.  Doesn't feel right to shove unrelated stuff
> > into libxfs/ though, when its main rationale is to share kernel code.
> 
> OTOH, not having it is now getting in the way of me being able to turn
> XFS_BUF_SET_PRIORITY into a static inline function because the priority
> functions reference libxfs_bcache, which ofc only exists in libxfs.  We
> have gotten away with this because the preprocessor doesn't care, but
> the compiler will.

Feel free to drop the suggestion to turn XFS_BUF_SET_PRIORITY into
an inline function for now.  It is nice to have but not important
enough to block other work.



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