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Re: [PATCH net-next 3/2] e1000e: convert systim overflow check to use flags2

From Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH net-next 3/2] e1000e: convert systim overflow check to use flags2
Date 2016-07-26 20:00 +0200
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On Tue, 2016-07-26 at 13:39 -0400, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> Per Jesse Brandeburg, e1000e should be using flags for this sort of
> thing.
> 
> Littering functional code with device-specific checks is much messier
> than
> simply checking a flag, and having device-specific init set flags as
> needed.
> There are probably a number of other cases in the e1000e code that
> could/should be converted similarly.
> 
> At present, this patch is a follow-up to the previously submitted 2
> patches, but I can redo the series to omit the conversion to a switch
> entirely, if so desired.
> 
> Suggested-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
> CC: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
> CC: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
> CC: intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org
> CC: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c   |  6 ++++--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h   |  1 +
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c |  3 ++-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c  | 10 ++--------
>  4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

This generates a compile issue, so I will be dropping this patch and will
await an update.

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[PATCH net-next 3/2] e1000e: convert systim overflow check to use flags2 Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com> - 2016-07-26 19:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH net-next 3/2] e1000e: convert systim overflow check to  use flags2 Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> - 2016-07-26 20:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 3/2] e1000e: convert systim overflow check to  use flags2 Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com> - 2016-07-26 20:00 +0200

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