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From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
To: Chaoyong He <chaoyong.he@corigine.com>, "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Cc: oss-drivers <oss-drivers@corigine.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 12/27] net/nfp: refact the hwinfo module
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:01:45 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1bc8e05a-6531-4743-8a81-d8df09ea2b4b@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SJ0PR13MB55455DFE97168FF96E65DDFE9EFBA@SJ0PR13MB5545.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>

On 9/18/2023 2:39 AM, Chaoyong He wrote:
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
>> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2023 9:46 PM
>> To: Chaoyong He <chaoyong.he@corigine.com>; dev@dpdk.org
>> Cc: oss-drivers <oss-drivers@corigine.com>; Niklas Soderlund
>> <niklas.soderlund@corigine.com>
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 12/27] net/nfp: refact the hwinfo module
>>
>> On 9/15/2023 10:15 AM, Chaoyong He wrote:
>>> Move the definition of data structure and macro into the implement file.
>>>
>>
>> What is the motivation for this move, I can see same is done in multiple other
>> patches?
>> Header file is still included by .c file, what is the benefit of moving from header
>> to .c file?
> 
> We try to make the interface between modules as small as possible.
> 
> We meet some problem when we add new features, too much content in the header files make it difficult to form a identify dependencies among modules.
> When we try to add a new data field in a structure or add a new data type in one header file, we had to modify many unrelated files just because it includes this header file, it's not good.
> 
> This is the direct motivation for this move, this will make the development easier.>

If you can move a struct or data type to .c file, it means it is not
shared so updating it should not cause change anyway.

I am not against it, but I didn't get your reasoning.
When there are 'nfp_hwinfo.c' and 'nfp_hwinfo.h' files, I think that is
reasonable to have "nfp_hwinfo*" macros and structs in the .h file, it
looks like you want to separate data structures that are shared and ones
that are only used by 'nfp_hwinfo.c' but I am not sure how it helps.

Anyway if you know what you are doing, it is OK, I just want to double
check if this is done on purpose.


  reply	other threads:[~2023-09-18 11:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 159+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-08-24 11:09 [PATCH 00/27] refact the nfpcore module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 01/27] net/nfp: explicitly compare to null and 0 Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 02/27] net/nfp: unify the indent coding style Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 03/27] net/nfp: unify the type of integer variable Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 04/27] net/nfp: remove the unneeded logic Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 05/27] net/nfp: standard the local variable coding style Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 06/27] net/nfp: adjust the log statement Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 07/27] net/nfp: standard the comment style Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 08/27] net/nfp: using the DPDK memory management API Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 09/27] net/nfp: standard the blank character Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 10/27] net/nfp: unify the guide line of header file Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 11/27] net/nfp: rename some parameter and variable Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 12/27] net/nfp: refact the hwinfo module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 13/27] net/nfp: refact the nffw module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 14/27] net/nfp: refact the mip module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 15/27] net/nfp: refact the rtsym module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 16/27] net/nfp: refact the resource module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 17/27] net/nfp: refact the target module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 18/27] net/nfp: add a new header file Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 19/27] net/nfp: refact the nsp module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 20/27] net/nfp: refact the mutex module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 21/27] net/nfp: rename data field to sync with kernel driver Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 22/27] net/nfp: add the dev module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 23/27] net/nfp: add header file for PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 24/27] net/nfp: refact the cppcore module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 25/27] net/nfp: refact the PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 26/27] net/nfp: refact the cppcore and " Chaoyong He
2023-08-24 11:09 ` [PATCH 27/27] net/nfp: extend the usage of nfp BAR from 8 to 24 Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14 ` [PATCH v2 00/27] refact the nfpcore module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 01/27] net/nfp: explicitly compare to null and 0 Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 02/27] net/nfp: unify the indent coding style Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 03/27] net/nfp: unify the type of integer variable Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 04/27] net/nfp: remove the unneeded logic Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 05/27] net/nfp: standard the local variable coding style Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 06/27] net/nfp: adjust the log statement Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 07/27] net/nfp: standard the comment style Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 08/27] net/nfp: using the DPDK memory management API Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 09/27] net/nfp: standard the blank character Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 10/27] net/nfp: unify the guide line of header file Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 11/27] net/nfp: rename some parameter and variable Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 12/27] net/nfp: refact the hwinfo module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 13/27] net/nfp: refact the nffw module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 14/27] net/nfp: refact the mip module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 15/27] net/nfp: refact the rtsym module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 16/27] net/nfp: refact the resource module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 17/27] net/nfp: refact the target module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 18/27] net/nfp: add a new header file Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 19/27] net/nfp: refact the nsp module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 20/27] net/nfp: refact the mutex module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 21/27] net/nfp: rename data field to sync with kernel driver Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 22/27] net/nfp: add the dev module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 23/27] net/nfp: add header file for PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 24/27] net/nfp: refact the cppcore module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 25/27] net/nfp: refact the PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 26/27] net/nfp: refact the cppcore and " Chaoyong He
2023-08-30  2:14   ` [PATCH v2 27/27] net/nfp: extend the usage of nfp BAR from 8 to 24 Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15   ` [PATCH v3 00/27] refact the nfpcore module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 01/27] net/nfp: explicitly compare to null and 0 Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 02/27] net/nfp: unify the indent coding style Chaoyong He
2023-09-15 13:40       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-18  1:25         ` Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:22           ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 03/27] net/nfp: unify the type of integer variable Chaoyong He
2023-09-15 13:42       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-18  1:26         ` Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 04/27] net/nfp: remove the unneeded logic Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 05/27] net/nfp: standard the local variable coding style Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 06/27] net/nfp: adjust the log statement Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 07/27] net/nfp: standard the comment style Chaoyong He
2023-09-15 13:44       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-18  1:28         ` Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:08         ` Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 08/27] net/nfp: using the DPDK memory management API Chaoyong He
2023-09-15 13:45       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-18  1:29         ` Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 09/27] net/nfp: standard the blank character Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 10/27] net/nfp: unify the guide line of header file Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 11/27] net/nfp: rename some parameter and variable Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 12/27] net/nfp: refact the hwinfo module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15 13:46       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-18  1:39         ` Chaoyong He
2023-09-18 11:01           ` Ferruh Yigit [this message]
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 13/27] net/nfp: refact the nffw module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 14/27] net/nfp: refact the mip module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 15/27] net/nfp: refact the rtsym module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 16/27] net/nfp: refact the resource module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 17/27] net/nfp: refact the target module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 18/27] net/nfp: add a new header file Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 19/27] net/nfp: refact the nsp module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18 12:31       ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-18 12:36         ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 20/27] net/nfp: refact the mutex module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 21/27] net/nfp: rename data field to sync with kernel driver Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 22/27] net/nfp: add the dev module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 23/27] net/nfp: add header file for PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 24/27] net/nfp: refact the cppcore module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 25/27] net/nfp: refact the PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 26/27] net/nfp: refact the cppcore and " Chaoyong He
2023-09-15  9:15     ` [PATCH v3 27/27] net/nfp: extend the usage of nfp BAR from 8 to 24 Chaoyong He
2023-09-15 13:49     ` [PATCH v3 00/27] refact the nfpcore module Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-18  2:45     ` [PATCH v4 00/26] " Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 01/26] net/nfp: explicitly compare to null and 0 Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 02/26] net/nfp: unify the indent coding style Chaoyong He
2023-09-18 11:53         ` Niklas Söderlund
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 03/26] net/nfp: unify the type of integer variable Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 04/26] net/nfp: remove the unneeded logic Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 05/26] net/nfp: standard the local variable coding style Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 06/26] net/nfp: adjust the log statement Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 07/26] net/nfp: standard the comment style Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 08/26] net/nfp: standard the blank character Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 09/26] net/nfp: unify the guide line of header file Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 10/26] net/nfp: rename some parameter and variable Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 11/26] net/nfp: refact the hwinfo module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 12/26] net/nfp: refact the nffw module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:45       ` [PATCH v4 13/26] net/nfp: refact the mip module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 14/26] net/nfp: refact the rtsym module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 15/26] net/nfp: refact the resource module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 16/26] net/nfp: refact the target module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 17/26] net/nfp: add a new header file Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 18/26] net/nfp: refact the nsp module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 19/26] net/nfp: refact the mutex module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 20/26] net/nfp: rename data field to sync with kernel driver Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 21/26] net/nfp: add the dev module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 22/26] net/nfp: add header file for PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 23/26] net/nfp: refact the cppcore module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 24/26] net/nfp: refact the PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 25/26] net/nfp: refact the cppcore and " Chaoyong He
2023-09-18  2:46       ` [PATCH v4 26/26] net/nfp: extend the usage of nfp BAR from 8 to 24 Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54       ` [PATCH v5 00/26] refact the nfpcore module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 01/26] net/nfp: explicitly compare to null and 0 Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 02/26] net/nfp: unify the indent coding style Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 03/26] net/nfp: unify the type of integer variable Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 04/26] net/nfp: remove the unneeded logic Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 05/26] net/nfp: standard the local variable coding style Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 06/26] net/nfp: adjust the log statement Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 07/26] net/nfp: standard the comment style Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 08/26] net/nfp: standard the blank character Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 09/26] net/nfp: unify the guide line of header file Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 10/26] net/nfp: rename some parameter and variable Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 11/26] net/nfp: refact the hwinfo module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 12/26] net/nfp: refact the nffw module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 13/26] net/nfp: refact the mip module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 14/26] net/nfp: refact the rtsym module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 15/26] net/nfp: refact the resource module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 16/26] net/nfp: refact the target module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 17/26] net/nfp: add a new header file Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 18/26] net/nfp: refact the nsp module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 19/26] net/nfp: refact the mutex module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 20/26] net/nfp: rename data field to sync with kernel driver Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 21/26] net/nfp: add the dev module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 22/26] net/nfp: add header file for PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 23/26] net/nfp: refact the cppcore module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19  9:54         ` [PATCH v5 24/26] net/nfp: refact the PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-09-19 21:18         ` [PATCH v5 00/26] refact the nfpcore module Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-20  1:55           ` Chaoyong He
2023-09-20  8:54             ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-20  9:59         ` Ferruh Yigit
2023-09-20  1:28       ` [PATCH v5 25/26] net/nfp: refact the cppcore and PCIe module Chaoyong He
2023-09-20  1:29       ` [PATCH v5 26/26] net/nfp: extend the usage of nfp BAR from 8 to 24 Chaoyong He

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