netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: tcp_header_len_th and tcp_option_len

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Message-ID: <4B4DA887.5070309@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:03:35 -0500
From:	William Allen Simpson <william.allen.simpson@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Developers <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: tcp_header_len_th and tcp_option_len_th

Eric Dumazet wrote:
  2) You also should know that sizeof() is *strongly* typed (size_t),
> not an "untyped constant".
> 
My apologies, it's fairly early in the morning here -- I meant
"unsigned" rather than "untyped".


> The (int) cast it not only _not_ needed, its also confusing.
> 
I'm sorry for your confusion.  I believe it adds clarity.

Moreover, it's fairly egregious that the old tcp_hdrlen()
contributor didn't take signed versus unsigned into account.

Perhaps we could move along to more substantive issues....

Have you had an opportunity to test PATCH 2/2 in this series?
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