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Add a Python-based tool for translating XDR specifications into XDR encoder and decoder functions written in the Linux kernel's C coding style. The generator attempts to match the usual C coding style of the Linux kernel's SunRPC consumers. This approach is similar to the netlink code generator in tools/net/ynl . The maintainability benefits of machine-generated XDR code include: - Stronger type checking - Reduces the number of bugs introduced by human error - Makes the XDR code easier to audit and analyze - Enables rapid prototyping of new RPC-based protocols - Hardens the layering between protocol logic and marshaling - Makes it easier to add observability on demand - Unit tests might be built for both the tool and (automatically) for the generated code In addition, converting the XDR layer to use memory-safe languages such as Rust will be easier if much of the code can be converted automatically. Tested-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
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Python
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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# Just to make sphinx-apidoc document this directory
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