linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] misc drivers/net endianness noise

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Message-ID: <20080521005502.GF28946@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 21 May 2008 01:55:02 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
Cc:	jgarzik@...ox.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc drivers/net endianness noise

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 05:48:00PM -0700, Harvey Harrison wrote:
> I was contemplating an api like:
> 
> void put_le16(u16 val, __le16 *ptr)
> {
> 	*ptr = cpu_to_le16(val);
> }
> 
> which would allow the above to become:
> 
> 	if (catc->is_f5u011)
> 		put_be16(skb->len, tx_buf);
> 	else
> 		put_le16(skb->len, tx_buf);
> 
> Thoughts?

Do not grow API too much.  Mental savings on recognizing what's done are
offset by need to remember more helper functions...
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