linux-kernel - Re: [S390] hypfs sparse warnings.

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Date:	Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:54:06 +0200
From:	Jörn Engel <joern@...nheim.fh-wedel.de>
To:	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, holzheu@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [S390] hypfs sparse warnings.

On Thu, 28 September 2006 15:42:47 +0200, Heiko Carstens wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 03:25:40PM +0200, J?rn Engel wrote:
> > On Thu, 28 September 2006 15:07:37 +0200, Martin Schwidefsky wrote:
> > > 
> > > sparse complains, if we use bitwise operations on enums. Cast enum to
> > > long in order to fix that problem!
> > 
> > At this point I start to wonder which part should be changed.  Is it
> > better to
> > a) cast some more, as you started to do,
> > b) change enums to #defines or
> > c) change '|' to '+'?
> > 
> > At any rate, you have the same problem in 5 seperate places by my
> > count and only changed 1 of them.  Nak - in case anyone cares.
> 
> That would be where? My sparse run didn't reveal anything else.

Search for diag204.  All calls have the same format with bitwise or of
two enums, so they are all equally (in-)correct.

Jörn

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