netdev - Re: [net-2.6 PATCH 1/3] net: dcb: match dcb_app protocol field with 802.1Qaz spec

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Date:	Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:39:12 -0800
From:	John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [net-2.6 PATCH 1/3] net: dcb: match dcb_app protocol field with
 802.1Qaz spec

On 1/31/2011 8:41 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:49 -0800
> 
>> The dcb_app protocol field is a __u32 however the 802.1Qaz
>> specification defines it as a 16 bit field. This patch brings
>> the structure inline with the spec making it a __u16.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
>  ...
>> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct ieee_pfc {
>>   */
>>  struct dcb_app {
>>  	__u8	selector;
>> -	__u32	protocol;
>> +	__u16	protocol;
>>  	__u8	priority;
>>  };
>>  
> 
> If we're going to do this, please fix this wasteful structure
> layout.  Put the "protocol" either first, or last, so that the
> structure size is 4 bytes, rather than something like 8.

OK I will fix this. Thanks
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