linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] Signedness issue in drivers/net/phy/phy

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Date:	Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:26:32 +0200
From:	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>
To:	Eric Sesterhenn / Snakebyte <snakebyte@....de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, drzeus-sdhci@...eus.cx
Subject: Re: [Patch] Signedness issue in drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c

Eric Sesterhenn / Snakebyte wrote:

>* Richard Knutsson (ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se) wrote:
>  
>
>>Would it not be preferable to use a 's32' instead of an 'int'? After 
>>all, it seem 'val' needs to be 32 bits.
>>    
>>
>
>not sure, but wouldnt this collide with platforms where an int is 64
>Bits?
>  
>
Because of 'phy_read'? It shouldn't as long the returning value is 
within the range of the s32.

>Eric
>  
>
Richard
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