netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] MVNETA_SKB_HEADROOM set last 3 bits to zero

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Date:   Mon, 25 May 2020 17:46:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     sven.auhagen@...eatech.de
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com,
        brouer@...hat.com, ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org,
        matteo.croce@...hat.com, mw@...ihalf.com,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] MVNETA_SKB_HEADROOM set last 3 bits to zero

From: Sven Auhagen <sven.auhagen@...eatech.de>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 12:14:08 +0200

> For XDP the MVNETA_SKB_HEADROOM is used as an offset for
> the received data. 
> The MVNETA manual states that the last 3 bits assumed to be 0.
> 
> This is currently the case but lets make it explicit in the definition
> to prevent future problems.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sven Auhagen <sven.auhagen@...eatech.de>

Applied with "mvneta: " added to the Subject line as a proper prefix.