Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/6] net: lan966x: add port module support

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The 11/25/2021 15:59, Andrew Lunn wrote:

Hi Andrew,

> 
> > If I undestood you correctly I have tried to do the following:
> >
> > struct lan966x_ifh {
> >     __be32 timestamp;
> >     __be32 bypass : 1;
> >     __be32 port : 3;
> >     ...
> > };
> >
> > But then I start to get errors from sparse:
> >
> > error: invalid bitfield specifier for type restricted __be32.
> 
> Maybe look at struct iphdr. It has bitfields for the header length and
> the IP version.

I think it would get pretty messy to add all these defines in the
lan966x_ifh struct. One reason is that the IFH contains 38 fields.

I have send another version(v4) where I think I have simplified it a little
bit more. If you think is still not clear enough, I will try again the
approach that you proposed.

> 
>     Andrew

-- 
/Horatiu



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