netdev - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 1/1] igb: Use ARRAY_SIZE instead fo sizeof(a)/sizeof(a[0])

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Date:	Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:01:17 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
To:	"Fujinaka, Todd" <todd.fujinaka@...el.com>
Cc:	Maninder Singh <maninder1.s@...sung.com>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	"Nelson, Shannon" <shannon.nelson@...el.com>,
	"Wyborny, Carolyn" <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>,
	"Skidmore, Donald C" <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	"Vick, Matthew" <matthew.vick@...el.com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	"Williams, Mitch A" <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>,
	"intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"pankaj.m@...sung.com" <pankaj.m@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 1/1] igb: Use ARRAY_SIZE instead fo sizeof(a)/sizeof(a[0])

On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Fujinaka, Todd <todd.fujinaka@...el.com> wrote:
> I don't see the reason this is needed so I'm going to say NAK.

Using generic functions is always better than open coded stuff.
Linux's ARRAY_SIZE also makes sure that the passed variable is actually
an array.

-- 
Thanks,
//richard
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