linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add definitions of USHRT

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Date:	Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:08:21 +0800
From:	"Zhang, Yanmin" <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add definitions of USHRT_MAX

On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 18:51 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 09:40 +0800, Zhang, Yanmin wrote:
> > Add definitions of USHRT_MAX and others into kernel. ipc uses it and
> > slub implementation might also use it.
> > +#define USHRT_MAX	((u16)(~0U))
> > +#define SHRT_MAX	((s16)(USHRT_MAX>>1))
> > +#define SHRT_MIN	(-SHRT_MAX - 1)
> 
> Perhaps it's better to use the most common kernel types?
ipc uses USHRT_MAX in a couple of files. Should we keep it consistent?

If ipc wouldn't use it, I would prefer your idea.

> Perhaps U16_MAX, S16_MAX and S16_MIN?
> 
> Don't you need to cast SHRT_MIN/S16_MIN too?
> #define S16_MIN ((s16)(-SHRT_MAX - 1))
No. I simulate INT_MIN. I also tested it by defining a var and didn't get
compilation warning.


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