linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] max3100 driver

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Date:	Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:56:52 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Christian Pellegrin <chripell@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	Christian Pellegrin <chripell@...e.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] max3100 driver

\> > +	int rx_enabled:1;	/* if we should rx chars */
> > +
> > +	int irq;		/* irq assigned to the max3100 */
> > +
> > +	int minor;		/* minor number */
> > +	int crystal:1;		/* 1 if 3.6864Mhz crystal 0
> > for 1.8432 */
> > +	int loopback:1;		/* 1 if we are in loopback
> > mode */
> > +	int only_edge_irq:1;	/* 1 if we have only edge irqs
> > (like PXA) */
> 
> Lots of dittoes.
> 
> These bitfields perhaps could be reordered to save a bit of space, but
> that depends on the implicit locking rules for them.
> 

I do have a question though: what does a signed bitfield of 1 mean?
I mean.. the variables are "int", so signed.... where will the compiler
store the sign bit???


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