netdev - [PATCH net-next] liquidio: removed check for queue size alignment

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Date:   Wed, 9 Aug 2017 13:28:04 -0700
From:   Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...ium.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, raghu.vatsavayi@...ium.com,
        derek.chickles@...ium.com, satananda.burla@...ium.com,
        intiyaz.basha@...ium.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next] liquidio: removed check for queue size alignment

From: Intiyaz Basha <intiyaz.basha@...ium.com>

There is no restriction on queue size alignment.  Hence removing check for
valid queue size.

Signed-off-by: Intiyaz Basha <intiyaz.basha@...ium.com>
Signed-off-by: Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...ium.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
index 7b297f1..770281f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ int octeon_init_instr_queue(struct octeon_device *oct,
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (num_descs & (num_descs - 1)) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
-			"Number of descriptors for instr queue %d not in power of 2.\n",
-			iq_no);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	q_size = (u32)conf->instr_type * num_descs;
 
 	iq = oct->instr_queue[iq_no];