netdev - Re: [PATCH] tg3: Convert u32 flag,flg2,flg3 uses to bitmap

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Message-ID: <1303404583.24766.63.camel@Joe-Laptop>
Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:49:43 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	Matt Carlson <mcarlson@...adcom.com>,
	Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tg3: Convert u32 flag,flg2,flg3 uses to bitmap

On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 10:31 +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Le mercredi 20 avril 2011 à 23:39 -0700, Joe Perches a écrit :
> > Using a bitmap instead of separate u32 flags allows a consistent, simpler
[]
> Use an enum ?

No strong preference.
If it's an enum .c file will change.
	
> Why first value is 1 and not 0 ?

Should be 0.

> > +#define TG3_FLAGS			74	/* Set to number of flags */
> Also you need to make TG3_FLAGS be (last_flag_value + 1) or you could
> miss one long in bitmap.

Right.  Thanks for comments Eric.
I'll wait for Matt to comment before resubmitting.

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