netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/4] drivers/net/ethernet/sfc: Add efx_ prefix to set_bit

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Date:	Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:12:32 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Takuya Yoshikawa <takuya.yoshikawa@...il.com>
Cc:	Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa.takuya@....ntt.co.jp>,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, grundler@...isc-linux.org,
	avi@...hat.com, mtosatti@...hat.com,
	linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] drivers/net/ethernet/sfc: Add efx_ prefix to set_bit_le()

On Tuesday 12 June 2012, Takuya Yoshikawa wrote:
> > 
> > Hmm, any reason why we're not just using the existing non-atomic
> > __set_bit_le() here? I think the helpers in sfc and tulip can
> > just get removed if you use those.
> 
> __set_bit_le() assumes long word alignment and does endian conversion
> when needed.

Ah, I see.
 
> To be honest, I am a bit scared of changing drivers which I cannot test
> on real hardware.

Ok, let's take your patches as they are then.

With the change to add clear_bit_le:

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
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