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

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Date:   Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:54:10 +0000
From:   "Brown, Aaron F" <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        "Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:     "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] igb: Fix a test with HWTSTAMP_TX_ON

> From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-
> owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Christophe JAILLET
> Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 11:48 AM
> To: Kirsher, Jeffrey T <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Cc: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org; Christophe
> JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> Subject: [PATCH] igb: Fix a test with HWTSTAMP_TX_ON
> 
> '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.
> 
> See 'struct hwtstamp_config' in 'include/uapi/linux/net_tstamp.h'
> 
> This fixes a warning reported by smatch:
>    igb_xmit_frame_ring() warn: bit shifter 'HWTSTAMP_TX_ON' used for
> logical '&'
> 
> Fixes: 26bd4e2db06be ("igb: protect TX timestamping from API misuse")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 

Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>