linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] asm-generic/bitops/fls64.h

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Date:	Mon, 12 May 2008 14:45:07 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	____________________ ______________ ____________________ 
	<nickolay@...tei.ru>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] asm-generic/bitops/fls64.h

On Sun, 04 May 2008 22:58:50 +0400
____________________ ______________ ____________________ <nickolay@...tei.ru> wrote:

> bugfix in fls64 on a big endian systems(against 2.6.25).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nickolay Vinogradov <nickolay@...tei.ru>
> 
> --
> 
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops/fls64.h 
> b/include/asm-generic/bitops/fls64.h
> index 1b6b17c..2eedb6f 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/bitops/fls64.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops/fls64.h
> @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ static inline int fls64(__u64 x)
>          __u32 h = x >> 32;
>          if (h)
>                  return fls(h) + 32;
> -       return fls(x);
> +       return fls((__u32)x);
>   }
> 
>   #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_BITOPS_FLS64_H_ */

Please describe the bug which you are fixing?

Perhaps a more robust fix to <whatever the bug is> would be to
repair fls() so that it works correctly when passed a u64.  Perhaps.
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