Re: [PATCH net-next v3 2/3] net: ethernet: rmnet: Support for downlink MAPv5 checksum offload

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:32:50 +0530 Sharath Chandra Vurukala wrote:
> +/* MAP CSUM headers */
> +struct rmnet_map_v5_csum_header {
> +#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
> +	u8  next_hdr:1;
> +	u8  header_type:7;
> +	u8  hw_reserved:7;
> +	u8  csum_valid_required:1;
> +#elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
> +	u8  header_type:7;
> +	u8  next_hdr:1;
> +	u8  csum_valid_required:1;
> +	u8  hw_reserved:7;
> +#else
> +#error	"Please fix <asm/byteorder.h>"
> +#endif
> +	__be16 reserved;
> +} __aligned(1);

This seems to be your first contribution so let me spell it out.

In Linux when maintainers ask you to do something you are expected 
to do it.

You can leave the existing bitfields for later, but don't add another.