Re: [RFC][UPDATED PATCH 2.6.16] [Patch 9/9] Generic netlink interface for delay accounting

[Balbir Singh <balbir@in.ibm.com>]

On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 09:05:18AM -0500, jamal wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-25-03 at 23:52 +0530, Balbir Singh wrote:
> 
> 
> > No, we cannot have both passed. If we pass both a PID and a TGID and
> > then the code returns just the stats for the PID.
> > 
> 
> ok, that clears it then; i think you are ready to go.

Cool! Thanks for all your help and review.

> 
> > >
> > > Also in regards to the nesting, isnt there a need for nla_nest_cancel in
> > > case of failures to add TLVs?
> > >
> > 
> > I thought about it, but when I looked at the code of genlmsg_cancel()
> > and nla_nest_cancel().  It seemed that genlmsg_cancel() should
> > suffice.
> > 
> 
> If your policy is to never send a message if anything fails, then you
> are fine.
> 
> What would be really useful now that you understand this, is if you can
> help extending/cleaning the document i sent you. Or send me a table of
> contents of how it would have flowed better for you.

I will start looking at the document and see what changes can be made.
I will try and update the document from a genetlink programmers perspective
i.e. things to know, avoid, etc.

> 
> cheers,
> jamal
> 
>

Thanks,
Balbir 
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