netdev - Re: [net-next 13/15] i40e/i40evf: use logical operators, not bitwise

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Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 2016 20:58:56 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
	jogreene@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [net-next 13/15] i40e/i40evf: use logical operators, not bitwise

On Wed, 2016-02-17 at 19:38 -0800, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>
> 
> Mr. Spock would certainly raise an eyebrow to see us using bitwise
> operators, when we should clearly be relying on logic. Fascinating.

I think it read better before this change.

Spock might have looked at the type of the
variable before raising that eyebrow.

clean_complete is bool so it's not actually a
bitwise operation,

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
[]
> @@ -1996,7 +1996,8 @@ int i40e_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
>  	 * budget and be more aggressive about cleaning up the Tx descriptors.
>  	 */
>  	i40e_for_each_ring(ring, q_vector->tx) {
> -		clean_complete &= i40e_clean_tx_irq(ring, vsi->work_limit);
> +		clean_complete = clean_complete &&
> +				 i40e_clean_tx_irq(ring, vsi->work_limit);

etc...