From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 17/17] tcp: get rid of two unnecessary u16s in TCP skb flags copying Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:03:57 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <20090302.030357.259818988.davem@davemloft.net> References: <12358322831223-git-send-email-ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi> <12358322833023-git-send-email-ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi> <12358322832837-git-send-email-ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi Return-path: Received: from 74-93-104-97-Washington.hfc.comcastbusiness.net ([74.93.104.97]:59084 "EHLO sunset.davemloft.net" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757552AbZCBLEP convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Mar 2009 06:04:15 -0500 In-Reply-To: <12358322832837-git-send-email-ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: =46rom: "Ilpo J=E4rvinen" Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:44:42 +0200 > From: Ilpo J=E4rvinen >=20 > I guess these fields were one day 16-bit in the struct but > nowadays they're just using 8 bits anyway. >=20 > This is just a precaution, didn't result any change in my > case but who knows what all those varying gcc versions & > options do. I've been told that 16-bit is not so nice with > some cpus. >=20 > Signed-off-by: Ilpo J=E4rvinen Applied.