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SubjectRe: [PATCH] net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c: Remove use of NIPQUAD
Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-03-15 at 17:20 +0100, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>> Joe Perches wrote:
>>> NIPQUAD has very few uses left.
>>> Remove this use and make the code have the identical form of the only
>>> other use of "%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u" in net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c
>> Are we trying to remove NIPQUAD?
>
> That is a goal for me yes.
> Elimination of unnecessary stuff from kernel.h is useful.
>
>> In my opinion the current code is
>> preferrable to open-coding NIPQUAD.
>
> $ grep -r --include=*.[ch] NIPQUAD *
> include/linux/kernel.h:#define NIPQUAD(addr) \
> include/linux/kernel.h:#define NIPQUAD_FMT "%u.%u.%u.%u"
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c: sprintf(buf, "%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u", NIPQUAD(from.ip),
>
> As of right now NIPQUAD_FMT is unused and
> could be removed from kernel.h
>
> There's 1 use of NIPQUAD.
>
> Maybe instead of removal the #define could be
> moved to netfilter.h or netfilter_ipv4.h
>
> Another is to consolidate the two uses of
> "%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u"
>
> $ grep -r --include=*.[ch] "%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,u%" *
> fs/cachefiles/bind.c: _enter("{%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u},%s",
> net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c: return snprintf(buffer, buflen, "%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u",
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c: sprintf(buf, "%u,%u,%u,%u,%u,%u", NIPQUAD(from.ip),
>
> Maybe these 2 open coded sprintf/snprintf could be
> consolidated and moved to an appropriate include
> like netfilter_ipv4 or another.
>
> What do you suggest?

Well, removing the last user sounds acceptable :) Applied, thanks.


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