linux-kernel - AW: fix 2.4.33.3 / sun partition size

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Date:	Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:40:26 +0200
From:	"Jurzitza, Dieter" <DJurzitza@...manbecker.com>
To:	"Willy Tarreau" <w@....eu>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "Jeff Mahoney" <jeffm@...e.com>,
	<sparclinux@...r.kernel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: AW: fix 2.4.33.3 / sun partition size

Dear Willy,
one final thougth here: ist there any real reason to *not* make
add_gd_partition (struct gendisk, int minor, unsigned long start, unsigned long size){...}
(see fs/partitions/check.c)
as:

- within add_gd_partition the two values start and size are assigned to a field of type unsigned long,
- we both agree that there is no reason to use signed ints in this case,
- any byte size conversion issue would be covered by the fact that it does not hurt assigning too small numbers to oversized ones.

Just my two cents here ...

Take care

Dieter

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