netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] octeontx2-pf: Remove unnecessary bounds check

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Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:40:40 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] octeontx2-pf: Remove unnecessary bounds check

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:39:37 +0000 you wrote:
> active_fec is a 2-bit unsigned field, and thus can only have the values
> 0-3. So checking that it is less than 4 is unnecessary.
> 
> Simplify the code by dropping this check.
> 
> As it no longer fits well where it is, move FEC_MAX_INDEX to towards the
> top of the file. And add the prefix OXT2.  I believe this is more
> idiomatic.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] octeontx2-pf: Remove unnecessary bounds check
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/2ec113ee41b6

You are awesome, thank you!
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