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Date:   Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:00:16 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenz@...nel.org>,
        Jim Quinlan <jim2101024@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] PCI: brcmstb: Use GENMASK() as __GENMASK() is for
 internal use only

Hi Andy,

> Use GENMASK() as __GENMASK() is for internal use only.

To add, for posterity, that using __GENMASK() bypasses the 
GENMASK_INPUT_CHECK() macro that adds extra validation.

> Fixes: 3baec684a531 ("PCI: brcmstb: Accommodate MSI for older chips")
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> index 1fc7bd49a7ad..51522510c08c 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> @@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static void brcm_msi_remove(struct brcm_pcie *pcie)
>  
>  static void brcm_msi_set_regs(struct brcm_msi *msi)
>  {
> -	u32 val = __GENMASK(31, msi->legacy_shift);
> +	u32 val = GENMASK(31, msi->legacy_shift);

Thank you!

Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>

	Krzysztof