xdrgen: Fix return code checking in built-in XDR decoders

xdr_stream_encode_u32() returns XDR_UNIT on success.
xdr_stream_decode_u32() returns zero or -EMSGSIZE, but never
XDR_UNIT.

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xdrgen: Fix return code checking in built-in XDR decoders

xdr_stream_encode_u32() returns XDR_UNIT on success.
xdr_stream_decode_u32() returns zero or -EMSGSIZE, but never
XDR_UNIT.

Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <[email protected]>

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tools: Add xdrgen

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

tools: Add xdrgen

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 <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <[email protected]>

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