netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] net: ppp: use {get,put}_unaligned

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Date:	Sat, 8 Jan 2011 14:13:20 +1100
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	xiaosuo@...il.com, harvey.harrison@...il.com,
	linux-ppp@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: ppp: use {get,put}_unaligned_be{16,32}

On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 05:15:34PM -0800, David Miller wrote:

> I have to say that every time I go read the header parsing code in the
> PPP driver, I absolutely regret it.
> 
> And Changli's patch fixes some of the readability problems.

It's up to you whether you merge the patch or not, but surely you
agree it needs more than a zero-line description?

Paul.
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