Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] net/filter: rename qemu_netfilter_pass_to_next() to qemu_netfilter_iterate()

[Jason Wang]

On 03/09/2016 04:02 PM, Li Zhijian wrote:
>
>
> On 03/08/2016 04:04 PM, Yang Hongyang wrote:
>> Hi Chen,
>>
>>    What's the motivation that you want to change this name? The
>> function actually is not
>> intent to iterate every filter.
>
> Right. but this function isn't always pass packet to *a* next filter.
> Actually, it iterates filters until the packet is stolen(filter
> receiving handler return non-zero).
> In other words, packet could be handled by several filters at this
> function.
>
> BTW, it's difficult to determine what name is better.
>
> Thanks
> Li Zhijian 

Right, so I was considering a better function name (though I'm not a
native English speaker).

But I agree qemu_netfilter_iterate() is not perfect too, may need more
thought.