linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] RDMA/qib: Use the bitmap API when applicable

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Date:   Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:48:41 +0200
From:   Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
Cc:     Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...nelisnetworks.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Roland Dreier <rolandd@...co.com>,
        Ralph Campbell <ralph.campbell@...gic.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RDMA/qib: Use the bitmap API when applicable

Le 17/07/2022 à 20:05, Leon Romanovsky a écrit :
> On Sun, Jul 03, 2022 at 09:42:48AM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
>> Using the bitmap API is less verbose than hand writing them.
>> It also improves the semantic.
>>
>> While at it, initialize the bitmaps. It can't hurt.
>>
>> Fixes: f931551bafe1 ("IB/qib: Add new qib driver for QLogic PCIe InfiniBand adapters")
>> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
>> ---
>>   drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c | 23 ++++++++---------------
>>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>
> 
> I removed the Fixes line as there is no bug in changed code, just update
> to use better in-kernel API.

NP for me.

I added the Fixes tag in case the apparently missing zeroing of the 
bitmaps was a potential issue. I've not looked enough at the code to 
make sure if it was needed or not.

CJ

> 
> Thanks, applied.
>