linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gianfar: correct the bad expression while writing bit-pattern

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Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:22:17 +0200
From:	Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@...escale.com>
To:	Sanjeev Sharma <sanjeev_sharma@...tor.com>
CC:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <peter.senna@...il.com>,
	<shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gianfar: correct the bad expression while writing bit-pattern

On 1/12/2015 9:43 AM, Sanjeev Sharma wrote:
> This patch correct the bad expression while writing the
> bit-pattern from software's buffer to hardware registers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sanjeev Sharma <Sanjeev_Sharma@...tor.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
> index 3e1a9c1..1ccca72 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
> @@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ static int gfar_write_filer_table(struct gfar_private *priv,
>   		return -EBUSY;
>
>   	/* Fill regular entries */
> -	for (; i < MAX_FILER_IDX - 1 && (tab->fe[i].ctrl | tab->fe[i].ctrl);
> +	for (; i < MAX_FILER_IDX - 1 && ( i < tab->fe[i].ctrl);
>   	     i++)

Why do you think 'i' can be compared with the 'ctrl' field?
Is the control field an index (provide proof if yes)?  I doubt it...

Thanks,
Claudiu

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