netdev - Re: [PATCH] gianfar: Fix tests of unsigneds in gfar_parse

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Date:	Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:48:00 +0100
From:	roel kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
To:	Kumar Gopalpet-B05799 <B05799@...escale.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gianfar: Fix tests of unsigneds in gfar_parse_group()

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Kumar Gopalpet-B05799
<B05799@...escale.com> wrote:
>
>>Won't it be better to change types of interruptTransmit,
>>-Receive and -Error in  struct gfar_priv_grp itself. Something
>>like this:

> struct gfar_priv_grp {
> ....
> -       unsigned int interruptTransmit;
> -       unsigned int interruptReceive;
> -       unsigned int interruptError;
>
> +       int interruptTransmit;
> +       int interruptReceive;
> +       int interruptError;
> ....
> }
>
> --
>
> Thanks
> Sandeep

I don't think that's better. Only the error returned is signed,
If none occurred the irq thereafter is unsigned.

Thanks,

Roel
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