Re: [PATCH] igb: correct hardware type (i210/i211) check inigb_loopback_test()

From: Jeff Kirsher
Date: Tue Jul 31 2012 - 17:12:11 EST


On Tue, 2012-07-31 at 22:23 +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2012, Wyborny, Carolyn wrote:
>
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jesper Juhl [mailto:jj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:06 PM
> > > To: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; e1000-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> Wyborny, Carolyn; Pieper, Jeffrey E; Kirsher, Jeffrey T; Rick Jones;
> Ronciak, John; Brandeburg, Jesse; Allan, Bruce W; Skidmore, Donald C;
> Rose, Gregory V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; David S.
> Miller
> > > Subject: [PATCH] igb: correct hardware type (i210/i211) check in
> igb_loopback_test()
> > >
> > > In the original code
> > > ...
> > > if ((adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i210)
> > > || (adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i210)) { ...
> > > the second check of 'adapter->hw.mac.type' is pointless since it
> tests for the exact same value as the first.
> > >
> > > After reading through a few other parts of the driver I believe
> that the second check was actually intended to check for 'e1000_i211'
> > > rather than 'e1000_i210', but I admit that I'm not certain so
> someone with more knowledge about this driver should ACK the patch
> before it gets merged.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately I have no hardware to actually test this on, so it
> is compile tested only.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 2 +-
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > > index a19c84c..ad489b7 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > > @@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ static int igb_loopback_test(struct
> igb_adapter *adapter, u64 *data)
> > > goto out;
> > > }
> > > if ((adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i210)
> > > - || (adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i210)) {
> > > + || (adapter->hw.mac.type == e1000_i211)) {
> > > dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
> > > "Loopback test not supported "
> > > "on this part at this time.\n");
> > > --
> > > 1.7.11.3
> > >
> >
> > ACK.
> >
> > Good catch. Thanks Jesper!
> >
> > Carolyn
> >
> > Carolyn Wyborny
> > Linux Development
> > LAN Access Division
> > Intel Corporation
> >
> Thank you for the ack Carolyn.
>
> David: will you take this in the networking tree?

I have a few igb patches already, so I will send a pull request for Dave
with this patch added to the igb patches I already have. Ok?

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