RE: [PATCH 2/3] [SCSI] mvsas: fix shift in mvs_94xx_free_reg_set()

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> On 11/6/12 7:06 AM, James Bottomley wrote:
> >
> > Why is this necessary?  As I read the reg set assignment code, it finds
> > a free bit in the 64 bit register and uses that ... which can never be
> > greater than 64 so there's no need for the check.
> 
> This patch just tries to be more defensive for bit(reg_set) with a
> broken reg_set value.  I agree with you that it's not that necessary.

Agree with James, and just need to do NOT operation one time

> 
> > The other two look OK (probably redone as a single patch with a stable
> > tag), but I'd like the input of the mvs people since it seems with the
> > current code, we only use 32 bit regsets and probably hang if we go over
> > that.  The bug fix is either to enable the full 64 if it works, or
> > possibly cap at 32 ... what works with all released devices?
> 
> Thanks for reviewing.  Yeah we'd better to wait for the input from
> the mvs people.

About patch 3, I check the ffz code and found it will check ~0 conditions.


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