Re: [PATCH net-next] net: lan966x: Fix lan966x_ifh_get

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:00:20 +0200 Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> > @@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ static u64 lan966x_ifh_get(u8 *ifh, size_t pos, size_t length)
> >  			val |= (1 << i);  
> 
> Alternatively, you can change that to (pick one that you like the most):
> 
> 			val |= 1ULL << i;
> 			// or
> 			val |= BIT_ULL(i);

	// or 
	(u64)1 << i
	// or, since you're only concerned about sign extension, even
	1U << i

having the correct type of the lval seems cleaner than masking, indeed.