Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] ipv6: Correct/silence an endian warning in ip6_multipath_l3_keys

From: Christoph Hellwig <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:06:33 -0800

On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 05:04:49PM +0800, Kunwu Chan wrote:
> Hi Christoph,
> Thanks for your reply.
> I also can't guarantee that it's the right thing to do. Just wanted to
> dispel this warning. If you have any better way, please let me know.

The most likely reason is that it needs an endianess conversion.  I
don't know the answer either, but actually spending a few minutes
trying to understand the code should allow you to find it out quickly.

Removing a warning for it's own sake when you don't understand it is
never a good idea.