Re: [devel-ipsec] [PATCH bpf-next v4 01/10] xfrm: bpf: Move xfrm_interface_bpf.c to xfrm_bpf.c

[Daniel Xu]

Hi Eyal,

On Thu, Dec 07, 2023 at 01:08:08PM -0800, Eyal Birger wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 3:52 AM Steffen Klassert via Devel
> <devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 01:56:21PM -0700, Daniel Xu wrote:
> > > This commit moves the contents of xfrm_interface_bpf.c into a new file,
> > > xfrm_bpf.c This is in preparation for adding more xfrm kfuncs. We'd like
> > > to keep all the bpf integrations in a single file.
> 
> This takes away the nice ability to reload the xfrm interface
> related kfuncs when reloading the xfrm interface.
> 
> I also find it a little strange that the kfuncs would be available
> when the xfrm interface isn't loaded.

I think technically since the xfrm interface module does the kfunc
registration, the kfuncs would only be available after the module is
loaded.

> 
> So imho it makes sense that these kfuncs would be built
> as part of the module and not as part of the core.

But yeah, point taken. I will revert this commit for v5.

> 
> Eyal.

Thanks,
Daniel