linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi/qla2xxx: label endian-ness for many fields

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Message-ID: <0B61D7E9-8659-4FE6-ACD9-8F05B5608999@cavium.com>
Date:   Fri, 9 Dec 2016 20:48:40 +0000
From:   "Madhani, Himanshu" <Himanshu.Madhani@...ium.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        "qla2xxx-upstream@...gic.com" <qla2xxx-upstream@...gic.com>,
        "jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "martin.petersen@...cle.com" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Bart.VanAssche@...disk.com" <Bart.VanAssche@...disk.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi/qla2xxx: label endian-ness for many fields


On 12/9/16, 12:45 PM, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> wrote:

>This adds endian-ness labels for lots of qla structs.
>Doing this cuts down number of sparse warnings from ~1700 to ~1400.
>Will help find and resolve some of real issues down the road.
>
>Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
>
>---
>
>Compile-tested only.

We’ll review and run regression test with this change and update. 

Thanks,
- Himanshu