netdev - Re: [PATCH] MIPS checksum fix

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Date:	Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:09:14 +0200
From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
Cc:	macro@...ux-mips.org, u1@...ran.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS checksum fix

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 11:09:52PM +0900, Atsushi Nemoto wrote:

> I think it would be better splitting bugfix and optimization.  This
> code is too complex to do many things at a time, isn't it?
> 
> > @@ -53,12 +53,14 @@
> >  #define UNIT(unit)  ((unit)*NBYTES)
> >  
> >  #define ADDC(sum,reg)						\
> > -	.set	push;						\
> > -	.set	noat;						\
> >  	ADD	sum, reg;					\
> >  	sltu	v1, sum, reg;					\
> >  	ADD	sum, v1;					\
> > -	.set	pop
> 
> Is this required?  Just a cleanup?

It papers over potencially important warnings so had to go.  I argue the
caller of ADDC should set noat mode, if at all.

  Ralf
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