linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix kfifo_alloc() to return a signed int value

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Date:	Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:16:48 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	stefani@...bold.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, randy.dunlap@...cle.com,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix kfifo_alloc() to return a signed int value

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:12:23 +0200
stefani@...bold.net wrote:

> This patch adds a new __kfifo_int_must_check_helper() helper function,
> which is needed for kfifo_alloc() to return the right signed integer
> value.
> 
> The origin __kfifo_must_check_helper() helper was renamed into
> __kfifo_uint_must_check_helper() to show the sign which is expected and
> returned.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefani Seibold <stefani@...bold.net>
> ---
>  include/linux/kfifo.h |   28 +++++++++++++++++-----------

We're probably just days away from 2.6.36.  I went with the
safe-and-stupid fix.  I'll queue this patch for 2.6.37-rc1.
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