RE: [PATCH] tcp: Use BIT() for OPTION_* constants

[David Laight]

From: Eric Dumazet
> Sent: 03 November 2021 22:50
> 
> On 11/3/21 3:17 PM, Leonard Crestez wrote:
> > Extending these flags using the existing (1 << x) pattern triggers
> > complaints from checkpatch. Instead of ignoring checkpatch modify the
> > existing values to use BIT(x) style in a separate commit.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Leonard Crestez <cdleonard@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> 
> Yes, I guess checkpatch does not know that we currently use at most 16 bits :)
> 
> u16 options = opts->options;
> 
> Anyway, this seems fine.

Doesn't BIT() have a nasty habit of generating 64bit constants
that just cause a different set of issues when inverted?
It may be safe here - but who knows.

	David

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