netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: stmmac: Only enable enhanced addressing mode when needed

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Message-ID: <BN8PR12MB3266850280A788D41C277B08D3B60@BN8PR12MB3266.namprd12.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:32:38 +0000
From:   Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>
To:     Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>
CC:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        "Jon Hunter" <jonathanh@...dia.com>,
        Bitan Biswas <bbiswas@...dia.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: stmmac: Only enable enhanced
 addressing mode when needed

From: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
Date: Sep/09/2019, 20:11:27 (UTC+00:00)

> On Mon, Sep 09, 2019 at 04:07:04PM +0000, Jose Abreu wrote:
> > From: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
> > Date: Sep/09/2019, 16:25:45 (UTC+00:00)
> > 
> > > @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct stmmac_dma_cfg {
> > >  	int fixed_burst;
> > >  	int mixed_burst;
> > >  	bool aal;
> > > +	bool eame;
> > 
> > bools should not be used in struct's, please change to int.
> 
> Huh? Since when? "aal" right above it is also bool. Can you provide a
> specific rationale for why we shouldn't use bool in structs?

Please see https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/11/21/384.

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Thanks,
Jose 
Miguel Abreu