linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip: Use standard __set_bit

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Message-ID: <CAC5umygutE35hVObuooWj=ADP6PZDy4cqLtxGnRtxRX8uTtGSw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:31:13 +0900
From:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
To:	Takuya Yoshikawa <takuya.yoshikawa@...il.com>
Cc:	Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa.takuya@....ntt.co.jp>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, bhutchings@...arflare.com,
	grundler@...isc-linux.org, arnd@...db.de, benh@...nel.crashing.org,
	avi@...hat.com, mtosatti@...hat.com,
	linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip: Use standard
 __set_bit_le() function

2012/6/13 Takuya Yoshikawa <takuya.yoshikawa@...il.com>:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:43:40 +0900
> Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com> wrote:
>
>> Should this hash_table be converted from u16 hash_table[32] to
>> DECLARE_BITMAP(hash_table, 16 * 32) to ensure that it is aligned
>> on long-word boundary?
>
> I think hash_table is already long-word aligned because it is placed
> right after a pointer.

I recommend converting to proper bitmap.  Because such an implicit
assumption is easily broken by someone touching this function.
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