Re: [PATCH 1/2 v2] ixgbe: define IXGBE_MAX_VFS_DRV_LIMIT macro andcleanup const 63

From: Ethan Zhao
Date: Wed Jan 15 2014 - 08:06:00 EST


Aaron,
I will check the patch and make it pass the building, seems encoding issue.

Thanks,
Ethan

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Brown, Aaron F
<aaron.f.brown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-12-27 at 01:02 -0800, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
>> On Wed, 2013-12-25 at 00:12 +0800, Ethan Zhao wrote:
>> > Because ixgbe driver limit the max number of VF functions could be
>> > enabled
>> > to 63, so define one macro IXGBE_MAX_VFS_DRV_LIMIT and cleanup the
>> > const 63
>> > in code.
>> >
>> > v2: fix a typo.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao <ethan.kernel@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 4 ++--
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c | 5 +++--
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h | 5 +++++
>> > 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> Added to my queue, thanks Ethan!
>
> Hi Ethan,
>
> Did Jeff contact you about this failing to compile? I'm currently
> providing vacation covering for him and we found this was failing to
> compile just before he left. We captured the failure in our notes for
> this but there is no comment on if you were contacted or not.
>
> Regardless, when I apply this patch (with or without 2-2) we get the
> following error on a compilation attempt: Here's the error:
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Here's the error:
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c: In function
> "ixgbe_sw_init":
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:5033: error: stray "\357"
> in program
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:5033: error: stray "\274"
> in program
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:5033: error: stray "\215"
> in program
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:5033: error: expected ")"
> before numeric constant
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c: In function
> "ixgbe_probe":
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:7977: error: stray "\357"
> in program
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:7977: error: stray "\274"
> in program
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:7977: error: stray "\215"
> in program
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:7977: error: expected ")"
> before numeric constant
> make[5]: *** [drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.o] Error 1
> make[5]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> make[4]: *** [drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe] Error 2
> make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> make[3]: *** [drivers/net/ethernet/intel] Error 2
> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/ethernet] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [drivers/net] Error 2
> make: *** [drivers] Error 2
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
>
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