netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] ethtool: check if there is at least one channel for TX/RX in the core

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Date:   Fri, 15 May 2020 22:56:56 +0200
From:   Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, davem@...emloft.net,
        simon.horman@...ronome.com, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] ethtool: check if there is at least one
 channel for TX/RX in the core

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 12:49:00PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Having a channel config with no ability to RX or TX traffic is
> clearly wrong. Check for this in the core so the drivers don't
> have to.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>

Only one formal problem:

> @@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
>  	ethnl_update_u32(&channels.other_count,
>  			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_OTHER_COUNT], &mod);
>  	ethnl_update_u32(&channels.combined_count,
> -			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT], &mod);
> +			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT], &mod_combined);
> +	mod |= mod_combined;
>  	ret = 0;
>  	if (!mod)
>  		goto out_ops;

Bitwise or should do the right thing but using "|=" on bool variables
looks strange.

Michal