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SubjectRe: [PATCH] mctp: Remove only static neighbour on RTM_DELNEIGH
On Fri, 31 Dec 2021 17:44:15 +0530 Gagan Kumar wrote:
> > > Can you clarify the motivation and practical impact of the change
> > > in the commit message to make it clear? AFAICT this is a no-op / prep
> > > for some later changes, right Jeremy?
> >
> > Yes, it'll be a no-op now; I'm not aware of any changes coming that
> > require parameterisation of the neighbour type yet.
> >
> > Gagan - can you provide any context on this change?
>
> I was exploring the repository and wanted to get familiar with the
> patching process. During that, I was looking for some TODOs in /net for
> my first patch and came across mctp.
>
> I thought `TODO: add a "source" flag so netlink can only delete static
> neighbours?` might be of some use in the future. So, thought of sending
> a patch for the same.
>
> If I were to think like a critic, "You aren't gonna need it" principle
> can be applied here.
>
> If you think it's ok to proceed I can update the commit message to
> include the motivation and impact as a no-op.

SGTM

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