netdev - Re: [PATCH] mt7601u: phy: simplify zero check on val

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Date:   Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:45:15 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>
To:     Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@...hat.com>
Cc:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mt7601u: phy: simplify zero check on val

On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:58:17 +0200, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> I think this is not correct since (not considering the cast) we should break
> from the loop if val != 0 and val != 0xff, so the right approach I guess is:
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/phy.c
> index 06f5702ab4bd..d863ab4a66c9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/phy.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/phy.c
> @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int mt7601u_wait_bbp_ready(struct mt7601u_dev *dev)
>  
>  	do {
>  		val = mt7601u_bbp_rr(dev, MT_BBP_REG_VERSION);
> -		if (val && ~val)
> +		if (val && val != 0xff)
>  			break;
>  	} while (--i);

Yup, feel free to add my ack if you post this, Lorenzo.