netdev - Re: [PATCH] igb: Fix a test with HWTSTAMP_TX

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Date:   Tue, 6 Feb 2018 13:06:53 -0800
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] igb: Fix a test with HWTSTAMP_TX_ON

On Tue, Feb 06, 2018 at 08:47:59PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'HWTSTAMP_TX_ON' should be handled as a value, not as a bit mask.
> The modified code should behave the same, because HWTSTAMP_TX_ON is 1
> and no other possible values of 'tx_type' would match the test.
> However, this is more future-proof, should other values be allowed one day.

Nice catch, and I am going to introduce more tx_type values soon.

Thanks,
Richard