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Date:	Thu, 1 Aug 2013 13:31:09 -0700
From:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Don Fry <pcnet32@...ntier.com>,
	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>,
	Sam Creasey <sammy@...my.net>,
	Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@...i.com>,
	Wan ZongShun <mcuos.com@...il.com>,
	Manish Chopra <manish.chopra@...gic.com>,
	Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@...gic.com>,
	Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>,
	Shahed Shaikh <shahed.shaikh@...gic.com>,
	Jitendra Kalsaria <jitendra.kalsaria@...gic.com>,
	Ron Mercer <ron.mercer@...gic.com>, linux-driver@...gic.com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/3] ethernet: Convert mac address uses of 6 to ETH_ALEN

Hi,

On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pasemi/pasemi_mac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pasemi/pasemi_mac.h
> index e2f4efa..649fdb4 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pasemi/pasemi_mac.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pasemi/pasemi_mac.h
> @@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ struct pasemi_mac {
>         int             last_cs;
>         int             num_cs;
>         u32             dma_if;
> -       u8              type;
>  #define MAC_TYPE_GMAC  1
>  #define MAC_TYPE_XAUI  2
>
> -       u8              mac_addr[6];
> +       u8              mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
> +       u8              type;

Just promote 'type' to u32 instead, saves you from moving the #defines
down, etc, etc.


-Olof
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