netdev - Re: [patch] fddi: 64 bit bug in smt_add

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Date:	Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:46:13 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dan.carpenter@...cle.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] fddi: 64 bit bug in smt_add_para()

From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 12:57:40 -0700

> The intent was to set 4 bytes of data so that's why the sp_len is set
> to 4 on the next line.  The cast to u_long pointer clears 8 bytes
> on 64 bit arches.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

Obvious enough, applied, thanks Dan.
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