linux-kernel - Re: [patch] fix up generic csum_ipv6

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Message-Id: <20061108.230059.57444310.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:00:59 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	kenneth.w.chen@...el.com
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, jgarzik@...ox.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] fix up generic csum_ipv6_magic function prototype

From: "Chen, Kenneth W" <kenneth.w.chen@...el.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 18:02:06 -0800

> The generic version of csum_ipv6_magic has the len argument declared as
> __u16, while most arch dependent version declare it as __u32.  After
> looking at the call site of this function, I come up to a conclusion
> that __u32 is a better match with the actual usage.
> 
> Hence, patch to change argument type for greater consistency.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ken Chen <kenneth.w.chen@...el.com>

Architecture implementations such as the ones for m32r and parisc have
the same problem, so "for consistency" please fix them up as well.

Thanks a lot.
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