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From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Abraham Samuel Adekunle <abrahamadekunle50@gmail.com>
Cc: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@inria.fr>,
	outreachy@lists.linux.dev, andy@kernel.org,
	dan.carpenter@linaro.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: Use % 4096u instead of & 0xfff
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 06:08:46 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2025040719-utter-hydrant-b241@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Z/McCdceSpyL2A2p@ubuntu>

On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 12:27:53AM +0000, Abraham Samuel Adekunle wrote:
> The sequence number is constrained to a range of [0, 4095], which
> is a total of 4096 values. The bitmask operation using `0xfff` is
> used to perform this wrap-around. While this is functionally correct,
> it obscures the intended semantic of a 4096-based wrap.
> 
> Using a modulo operation with `4096u` makes the wrap-around logic
> explicit and easier to understand. It clearly signals that the sequence
> number cycles though a range of 4096 values.
> 
> The use of `4096u` also guarantees that the modulo operation is performed
> with unsigned arithmetic, preventing potential issues with signed types.
> 
> Suggested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>
> David Laight <david.laight.linux@gmail.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Abraham Samuel Adekunle <abrahamadekunle50@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> 	- Changed the commit message to a more descriptive message which
> 	makes it clear why the patch does the change.
> 	- Changed the subject title to include `4096u` to show that an unsigned
> 	module is used.
> Changes in v1:
> 	- Added more patch recipients.
> 
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c | 6 +++---

Any specific reason you did not include the staging mailing list like
scripts/get_maintainers.pl asks you to?

thanks,

greg k-h

  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-04-07  5:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-04-07  0:27 [PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: Use % 4096u instead of & 0xfff Abraham Samuel Adekunle
2025-04-07  4:42 ` Andy Shevchenko
2025-04-07  5:08 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2025-04-07  6:32   ` Samuel Abraham

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