linux-kernel - Fwd: Re: [PATCH] block: aoe: replace use of __constant

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Message-ID: <20201220204753.zduzo6l6bqojlbnd@archlinux>
Date:   Mon, 21 Dec 2020 02:17:53 +0530
From:   'Amey Narkhede' <ameynarkhede03@...il.com>
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Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Fwd: Re: [PATCH] block: aoe: replace use of __constant_htons to htons

Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 01:50:23 +0530
From: 'Amey Narkhede' <ameynarkhede03@...il.com>
To: David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: aoe: replace use of __constant_htons to htons
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On 20/12/20 07:35PM, David Laight wrote:
> From: Amey Narkhede
> > Sent: 20 December 2020 16:46
> >
> > The macro htons expands to __swab16 which has special
> > case for constants in little endian case. In big
> > endian case both __constant_htons and htons macros
> > expand to the same code. So, replace __constant_htons
> > with htons to get rid of the definition of __constant_htons
> > completely.
> >
> ...
> >  static struct packet_type aoe_pt __read_mostly = {
> > -	.type = __constant_htons(ETH_P_AOE),
> > +	.type = htons(ETH_P_AOE),
> >  	.func = aoenet_rcv,
>
> Does this cause grief if someone is doing a COMPILE_TEST on LE?
>
> 	David
>
> -
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>
I did COMPILE_TEST on my x86_64 machine and it compiled
without any problems.
I assume that was the point or am I missing
something? I'm a beginner contributor so please
let me know if there any mistakes.

Amey