linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH][RESEND] wireless: convert !X & Y to !(X & Y) iniwl4965_is_fat_tx

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Message-ID: <D936D925018D154694D8A362EEB08920040372DB@orsmsx416.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:26:28 -0700
From:	"Chatre, Reinette" <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	"Roel Kluin" <12o3l@...cali.nl>, "Zhu, Yi" <yi.zhu@...el.com>,
	<linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"lkml" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH][RESEND] wireless: convert !X & Y to !(X & Y) iniwl4965_is_fat_tx_allowed()

On Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:42 AM, John W. Linville  wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 09:30:58AM -0700, Chatre, Reinette wrote:
>> On Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:04 AM, Roel Kluin  wrote:
>> 
>>> from include/linux/ieee80211.h:274:
>>> #define IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH              0x0002 ---
>>> ! has a higher priority than &
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
>>> ---
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
>>> b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
>>> index d727de8..6576757 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
>>> @@ -4589,7 +4589,7 @@ static u8
>>> iwl4965_is_fat_tx_allowed(struct iwl4965_priv *priv,
>>> 
>>> 	if (sta_ht_inf) {
>>> 		if ((!sta_ht_inf->ht_supported) ||
>>> -		   (!sta_ht_inf->cap & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH))
>>> +		   (!(sta_ht_inf->cap & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH)))
return 0;
>>> 	}
>> 
>> This patch has already been acked and merged into wireless-testing,
>> and afaik already pushed further upstream.
> 
> Yes, but FWIW the problem exists in the 2.6.25 stream as well.
> I've been holding-back a patch to fix it there, trying to decide if it
> is worth creating the merge conflict to fix it there.  I'm inclined
> to think it is better to let things lay as they are and send that
> patch for the -stable series once 2.6.25 ships.
> 
> Any thoughts on that?

I see. The patch is small and I thus assume a merge conflict will be
easy to resolve. Yet ... I do not know what is really involved in the
upstream code movements, while I know that you do. If you say it is
better to wait until stable then I am ok with it.

Thanks

Reinette
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