linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: ioatdma: loop for number elements in array chanerr

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Date:   Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:17:31 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: ioatdma: loop for number elements in array
 chanerr_str

On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 01:25:47PM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> Just iterate over the number of elements in array chanerr_str rather
> than for all 32 bits.  This removes the need for a NULL chanerr_str[i]
> check which could possibly overrun if the upper bits (28..31) of
> chanerr are set and 27th bit in chanerr is zero. This simplifies the
> code by removing an if statement and a break.

Applied, thanks

-- 
~Vinod