linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.2 035/107] PCI: Add dev_flags bit to access VPD through function 0

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Message-ID: <A6A0263A-0DA4-4F3C-B450-466FB40067D2@intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 9 Oct 2015 17:02:14 +0000
From:	"Rustad, Mark D" <mark.d.rustad@...el.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...hat.com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.2 035/107] PCI: Add dev_flags bit to access VPD
 through function 0

Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk> wrote:

> They're bit masks, not bit numbers, both in 3.2 and upstream.  In
> mainline, bits 3-7 have already been assigned to other flags.  I don't
> see the need to renumber or write the value differently when
> backporting.

No problem. I just saw the different representations and was wondering how you felt about it. Next time I'll know. Thanks.

--
Mark Rustad, Networking Division, Intel Corporation

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