linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mpparse.c:231: warning: comparison is always false

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Message-ID: <20060914063542.GB32642@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:35:42 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mpparse.c:231: warning: comparison is always false

On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 07:36:47AM +0200, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
 > On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 12:42:51PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
 > > On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 08:50:10AM +0200, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
 > ...  
 > >  > +#if 0xFF >= MAX_MP_BUSSES
 > >  >  	if (m->mpc_busid >= MAX_MP_BUSSES) {
 > >  >  		printk(KERN_WARNING "MP table busid value (%d) for bustype %s "
 > >  >  			" is too large, max. supported is %d\n",
 > >  >  			m->mpc_busid, str, MAX_MP_BUSSES - 1);
 > >  >  		return;
 > >  >  	}
 > >  > +#endif
 > > 
 > > mpc_busid is a uchar. I don't see how this can ever be > 0xff, yet
 > > mach-summit and mach-generic have MAX_MP_BUSSES set to 260.
 > > 
 > > I don't see how this can possibly work.
 > 
 > 0xFF >= 260 is false so the block is not compiled and
 > the warning is gone (+ several bytes of useless code).

Yes, I understand your patch. What I don't understand is why summit/generic
have this set so high in the first place.

	Dave

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