linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] carl9170: Use the bitmap API when applicable

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Message-ID: <163895256077.29041.18198959871670057550.kvalo@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed,  8 Dec 2021 08:36:02 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     chunkeey@...glemail.com, kvalo@...eaurora.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] carl9170: Use the bitmap API when applicable

Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr> wrote:

> Use 'bitmap_zalloc()' to simplify code, improve the semantic and avoid some
> open-coded arithmetic in allocator arguments.
> 
> Note, that this 'bitmap_zalloc()' divides by BITS_PER_LONG the amount of
> memory allocated.
> The 'roundup()' used to computed the number of needed long should have
> been a DIV_ROUND_UP.
> 
> 
> Also change the corresponding 'kfree()' into 'bitmap_free()' to keep
> consistency.
> 
> Use 'bitmap_zero()' to avoid hand writing it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@...cinc.com>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

6273c97296a8 carl9170: Use the bitmap API when applicable

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/1fe18fb73f71d855043c40c83865ad539f326478.1638396221.git.christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches