RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net v2] octeontx2-af: Initialize bitmap arrays.

[Ratheesh Kannoth]

> From: Brett Creeley <bcreeley@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net v2] octeontx2-af: Initialize bitmap arrays.
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
> > @@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ struct npc_mcam {
> >          unsigned long   *bmap_reverse;  /* Reverse bitmap, bmap_entries =>
> 0 */
> >          u16     bmap_entries;   /* Number of unreserved MCAM entries */
> >          u16     bmap_fcnt;      /* MCAM entries free count */
> > -       u16     *entry2pfvf_map;
> > -       u16     *entry2cntr_map;
> > -       u16     *cntr2pfvf_map;
> > -       u16     *cntr_refcnt;
> > -       u16     *entry2target_pffunc;
> > +       unsigned long   *entry2pfvf_map;
> > +       unsigned long   *entry2cntr_map;
> > +       unsigned long   *cntr2pfvf_map;
> > +       unsigned long   *cntr_refcnt;
> > +       unsigned long   *entry2target_pffunc;
> 
> I'm not sure you want all of these at bitmaps? It was recommended to use
> bitmap_zalloc, but that was specifically for the bitmaps.
Sorry, I didn't get you. 
Bitmap_zalloc() returns unsigned long * 
"unsigned long *bitmap_zalloc(unsigned int nbits, gfp_t flags)"