Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 01/14] qed: convert link mode from u32 to bitmap

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Sun Jul 19 2020 - 17:21:20 EST


On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 11:14:40PM +0300, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> Currently qed driver already ran out of 32 bits to store link modes,
> and this doesn't allow to add and support more speeds.
> Convert link mode to bitmap that will always have enough space for
> any number of speeds and modes.

Hi Alexander

Why not just throw away all these QED_LM_ defines and use the kernel
link modes? The fact you are changing the u32 to a bitmap suggests the
hardware does not use them.

Andrew