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SubjectRe: [PATCH] net: emac: emac gigabit ethernet controller driver
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On 2015-12-07 23:58, Gilad Avidov wrote:
> +/* RRD (Receive Return Descriptor) */
> +union emac_rrd {
> + struct {
> + /* 32bit word 0 */
> + u32 xsum:16;
> + u32 nor:4; /* number of RFD */
> + u32 si:12; /* start index of rfd-ring */
> + /* 32bit word 1 */
> + u32 hash;
> + /* 32bit word 2 */
You should never use bitfields for hardware structs.
I think in general, kernel code should be made endian safe, even if you
only care about one particular endian type for your platform.

- Felix


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