netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] batman: use BIT_ULL for NL80211_STA_INFO

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Date:   Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:40:47 +0200
From:   Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
To:     Omer Efrat <omer.efrat@...demg.com>
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] batman: use BIT_ULL for NL80211_STA_INFO_* attribute types

On Donnerstag, 14. Juni 2018 13:12:17 CEST Omer Efrat wrote:
> Since 'filled' member in station_info changed to u64, BIT_ULL macro
> should be used with NL80211_STA_INFO_* attribute types instead of BIT.
> 
> The BIT macro uses unsigned long type which some architectures handle as 32bit
> and this results in compilation warnings such as:
> 
> net/mac80211/sta_info.c:2223:2: warning: left shift count >= width of type
>   sinfo->filled |= BIT(NL80211_STA_INFO_TID_STATS);
>   ^
> 
> Signed-off-by: Omer Efrat <omer.efrat@...demg.com>
> ---
>  net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

It is called "batman-adv" and not "batman". And when (as in commit) did it 
change to 64 bit?  Shouldn't there be a "Fixed: " line to know which kernels 
are affected (especially for the stable kernel developers).

Kind regards,
	Sven

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