On Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:10:50 +0200 Paolo Abeni wrote: > >> Was that way a couple of iterations ago. Jiri explicitly asked for the > >> separation, I asked for confirmation and nobody objected. > > > > Could you link to that? I must have not read it. > > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ > > search for "I wonder if the handle should be part of this structure" > > I must admit by wannabe reply on such point never left my outbox.
"I wonder if .." does not sound like a strong preference. And the parent ID remained in the struct, so it still partially records its position in the hierarchy. Since there is no "move" op it's really not worth multiplying arguments to most functions 2x.
