Re: [PATCH] udp: Switch the order of arguments to copy_linear_skb

From: Matthew Wilcox
Date: Tue May 11 2021 - 09:39:30 EST


On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 01:11:42PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> From: Matthew Wilcox
> > Sent: 11 May 2021 12:34
> >
> > All other skb functions use (off, len); this is the only one which
> > uses (len, off). Make it consistent.
>
> I wouldn't change the order of the arguments without some other
> change that ensures old code fails to compile.
> (Like tweaking the function name.)

Yes, some random essentially internal function that has had no new
users since it was created in 2017 should get a new name *eyeroll*.

Please find more useful things to critique. Or, you know, write some
damned code yourself instead of just having opinions.