netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] sfc: Replace enum efx_fc

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Message-ID: <4DD3285D.6010506@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 17 May 2011 22:01:01 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	bhutchings@...arflare.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] sfc: Replace enum efx_fc_type with a 'bitwise'
 type

On 05/17/2011 05:14 PM, David Miller wrote:
> Accept that the compiler currently doesn't want to allow enums to be
> used as bit-masks, don't paper around it.

This practice is all over the kernel.

It's a bit silly to make such a big deal, because of that.

	Jeff


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