netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: lan966x: Fix lan966x_ifh

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Message-ID: <20230414182851.6f776cb7@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:28:51 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
Cc:     Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: lan966x: Fix lan966x_ifh_get

On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:00:20 +0200 Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> > @@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ static u64 lan966x_ifh_get(u8 *ifh, size_t pos, size_t length)
> >  			val |= (1 << i);  
> 
> Alternatively, you can change that to (pick one that you like the most):
> 
> 			val |= 1ULL << i;
> 			// or
> 			val |= BIT_ULL(i);

	// or 
	(u64)1 << i
	// or, since you're only concerned about sign extension, even
	1U << i

having the correct type of the lval seems cleaner than masking, indeed.