netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 net-next 2/7] net: ethtool: attach an IDR of custom RSS contexts to a netdevice

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Date:   Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:52:57 +0100
From:   Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, edward.cree@....com
Cc:     linux-net-drivers@....com, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        habetsm.xilinx@...il.com, sudheer.mogilappagari@...el.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 net-next 2/7] net: ethtool: attach an IDR of custom
 RSS contexts to a netdevice

On 11/04/2023 21:36, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>  /**
>>   * struct ethtool_netdev_state - per-netdevice state for ethtool features
>> + * @rss_ctx_max_id:	maximum (exclusive) supported RSS context ID
>> + * @rss_ctx:		IDR storing custom RSS context state
>>   * @wol_enabled:	Wake-on-LAN is enabled
>>   */
>>  struct ethtool_netdev_state {
>> +	u32			rss_ctx_max_id;
>> +	struct idr		rss_ctx;
>>  	unsigned		wol_enabled:1;
>>  };
> 
> A nitpick. On 64 bit systems, you have a hole between rss_ctx_max_id
> and rss_ctx. If you swap those around, and change wol_enabled to also
> be a u32 bitfield, the compiler can probably do without the hole.

Sure, makes sense.