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Currently, local_port field uses 8 bits, which means that maximum 256 ports can be used. As preparation for the next ASIC, which will support more than 256 ports, local_port field should be extended to 10 bits. It is not possible to use 10 consecutive bits in all registers, and therefore, the field is split into 2 fields: 1. local_port - the existing 8 bits, represent LSB of the extended field. 2. lp_msb - extra 2 bits, represent MSB of the extended field. To avoid complex programming when reading/writing local_port, add a dedicated macro which creates get and set functions which handle both parts of local_port. Signed-off-by: Amit Cohen <amcohen@nvidia.com> Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com> Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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