netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/7] e1000e: Return 1 instead of a non-zero value for link up indication

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Date:	Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:46:40 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] e1000e: Return 1 instead of a non-zero value for
 link up	indication

Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> 
> A number of users have mentioned they have tools that rely on a link-up
> indication having a return value of 1 rather than a non-zero value.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
> index cf9679f..e21c9e0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
> @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static u32 e1000_get_link(struct net_device *netdev)
>  	u32 status;
>  	
>  	status = er32(STATUS);
> -	return (status & E1000_STATUS_LU);
> +	return (status & E1000_STATUS_LU) ? 1 : 0;

applied 1-7


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