linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] lib: crc8: add new library module providing crc8 algorithm

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Date:	Sun, 22 May 2011 14:49:32 +0200
From:	"Arend van Spriel" <arend@...adcom.com>
To:	"Nicolas Kaiser" <nikai@...ai.net>
cc:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"Dan Carpenter" <error27@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] lib: crc8: add new library module providing crc8
 algorithm

On 05/22/2011 10:59 AM, Nicolas Kaiser wrote:
> * "Arend van Spriel"<arend@...adcom.com>:
>> +/**
>> + * crc8() - calculate a crc8 over the given input data
>> + *
>> + * @pdata:	pointer to data buffer.
>> + * @nbytes:	number of bytes in data buffer.
>> + * @crc:	previous returned crc8 value.
>> + *
>> + * The CRC8 is calculated using the polynomial given below.
>> + *
>> + * x^8 + x^7 +x^6 + x^4 + x^2 + 1
>                   ^
> Could you possibly add a space here ...
>
>> +/*
>> + * table for crc8 calculation based on following polynomial:
>> + *	x^8 + x^7 +x^6 + x^4 + x^2 + 1
>                     ^
>             ... and here?
>
> Best regards,
> Nicolas Kaiser
>

Done. Will wait for some more feedback before posting a new version.

Gr. AvS

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