Re: [PATCH v4 RESEND net-next] net: socket: use BIT() for MSG_*

[Menglong Dong]

On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 9:53 PM Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>
> Seems that the inconsistent usages of 'msg_flags' is a lot, for example the
> 'recvmsg()' in 'struct proto' and 'recvmsg()' in 'struct proto_ops':
>
> int (*recvmsg)(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
>         size_t len, int noblock, int flags,
>         int *addr_len);
>
> This function prototype is used in many places, It's not easy to fix them.
> This patch is already reverted, and I think maybe
> I can resend it after I fix these 'int' flags.
>

I doubt it now...there are hundreds of functions that are defined as
'proto_ops->recvmsg()'.
enn...will this kind of patch be acceptable? Is it the time to give up?

With Best Regards,
Menglong Dong