Thread (17 messages) 17 messages, 3 authors, 2021-09-16

Re: [PATCH 2/5] blk-crypto-fallback: consolidate static variables

From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-09-16 17:44:13
Also in: dm-devel, linux-mmc, linux-scsi

On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 08:39:54AM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 10:50:13AM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
quoted
Using "blk_crypto_fallback_*" for all these variables results in some pretty
long names, e.g. "blk_crypto_fallback_crypt_ctx_cache" and
"blk_crypto_fallback_num_prealloc_crypt_ctxs".  This proposal gives the best of
both worlds; the names are properly "namespaced" but there is also a shortcut to
refer to them (struct blk_crypto_fallback *fallback = &blk_crypto_fallback).
I'd just drop the second crypt in those.
quoted
If this is going to be controversial I can just drop this patch, but I was
hoping there would be a way to make things more consistent.
I personally detest that pattern.  Not sure if that counts as
controversial or even matters :)
The names are still pretty long even with the second "crypt" dropped from those
two.  How about just "fallback_*"?  It might be clear enough from the context.

Anyway, I've dropped this patch from the series for now.  This can be done later
we can agree on which approach to take.

- Eric
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