linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] igb: correct hardware type (i210/i211) check in igb_loopback

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1207312219080.7100@swampdragon.chaosbits.net>
Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:23:28 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	"Wyborny, Carolyn" <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"Pieper, Jeffrey E" <jeffrey.e.pieper@...el.com>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	"Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	"Skidmore, Donald C" <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>,
	"Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P" <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>,
	"Duyck, Alexander H" <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] igb: correct hardware type (i210/i211) check in
 igb_loopback_test()

On Wed, 25 Jul 2012, Wyborny, Carolyn wrote:

> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jesper Juhl [mailto:jj@...osbits.net] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:06 PM
> > To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net; Wyborny, Carolyn; Pieper, Jeffrey E; Kirsher, Jeffrey T; Rick Jones; Ronciak, John; Brandeburg, Jesse; Allan, Bruce W; Skidmore, Donald C; Rose, Gregory V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; David S. Miller
> > Subject: [PATCH] igb: correct hardware type (i210/i211) check in igb_loopback_test()
> > 
> > In the original code
> > ...
> >  	if ((adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i210)
> > 		|| (adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i210)) { ...
> > the second check of 'adapter->hw.mac.type' is pointless since it tests for the exact same value as the first.
> > 
> > After reading through a few other parts of the driver I believe that the second check was actually intended to check for 'e1000_i211'
> > rather than 'e1000_i210', but I admit that I'm not certain so someone with more knowledge about this driver should ACK the patch before it gets merged.
> > 
> > Unfortunately I have no hardware to actually test this on, so it is compile tested only.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > index a19c84c..ad489b7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > @@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ static int igb_loopback_test(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u64 *data)
> >  		goto out;
> >  	}
> >  	if ((adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i210)
> > -		|| (adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i210)) {
> > +		|| (adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i211)) {
> >  		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
> >  			"Loopback test not supported "
> >  			"on this part at this time.\n");
> > --
> > 1.7.11.3
> > 
> 
> ACK.
> 
> Good catch.  Thanks Jesper!
> 
> Carolyn
> 
> Carolyn Wyborny
> Linux Development
> LAN Access Division
> Intel Corporation
> 
Thank you for the ack Carolyn.

David: will you take this in the networking tree?


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