netdev - Re: [PATCH] dsa: rtl8366: Pass GENMASK() signed bits

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Date:   Sun, 5 Jul 2020 13:49:10 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dsa: rtl8366: Pass GENMASK() signed bits



On 7/5/2020 1:42 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Oddly, GENMASK() requires signed bit numbers, so that it can compare
> them for < 0. If passed an unsigned type, we get warnings about the
> test never being true.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

The subject should also be prefixed with "net: " similar to the bcm_sf2
patches you just sent out, with that fixed:

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian