On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 14:26:24 +0200 Greg Kurz <gkurz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The current memory accessors logic is: > - little endian if little_endian > - native endian (i.e. no byteswap) if !little_endian > > If we want to fully support cross-endian vhost, we also need to be > able to convert to big endian. > > Instead of changing the little_endian argument to some 3-value enum, this > patch changes the logic to: > - little endian if little_endian > - big endian if !little_endian > > The native endian case is handled by all users with a trivial helper. This > patch doesn't change any functionality, nor it does add overhead. > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <gkurz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > Changes since v5: > - changed endian checking helpers as suggested by Thomas (use || and line > breaker) > > drivers/net/macvtap.c | 3 ++- > drivers/net/tun.c | 3 ++- > drivers/vhost/vhost.h | 3 ++- > include/linux/virtio_byteorder.h | 24 ++++++++++++++---------- > include/linux/virtio_config.h | 3 ++- > include/linux/vringh.h | 3 ++- > 6 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) > Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@xxxxxxxxxx> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
