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Date:   Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:32:42 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To:     Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ptp: Remove usage of the deprecated ida_simple_xxx API
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On Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:05:23 -0700 Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 08:01:28AM -0700, Richard Cochran wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 09:27:44PM -0400, Bo Liu wrote:  
> > > Use ida_alloc_xxx()/ida_free() instead of
> > > ida_simple_get()/ida_simple_remove().
> > > The latter is deprecated and more verbose.  
> > 
> > I can't say that I am excited about this.  It seems like a way to
> > create a regression.  I don't see any need to change.  After all,
> > there are many "deprecated" interfaces in use.  
> 
> /git/linux$ git grep ida_simple_get | wc -l
> 119
> 
> ~/git/linux$ git grep ida_simple_remove | wc -l
> 169
> 
> Please go take care of the other 100+ users of this API first, then
> come bother me again.

It's clearly marked as deprecated and the old API is literally
a define to the new one:

/*
 * ida_simple_get() and ida_simple_remove() are deprecated. Use
 * ida_alloc() and ida_free() instead respectively.
 */
#define ida_simple_get(ida, start, end, gfp)	\
			ida_alloc_range(ida, start, (end) - 1, gfp)
#define ida_simple_remove(ida, id)	ida_free(ida, id)


This transition is happening sooner or later. Do you have an objection
here or just don't want to review this? I can double check the ASM is
identical after applying...