linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Fix a bug on appledisplay.c regarding signedness

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Message-ID: <20091202204421.GA1786@pancho.name>
Date:	Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:44:21 +0100
From:	pancho horrillo <pancho@...cho.name>
To:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Fix a bug on appledisplay.c regarding signedness

On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 10:38:27PM +0300, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> pancho horrillo wrote:
> 
> >Please, review and push the patch, if you deem it adequate.
> 
> >Thanks a bunch!
> 
>    That 'uint8_t' is for userspace, use 'u8' instead.
> 
> WBR, Sergei

Thanks for the coaching, Sergei!

BTW, there are about 4863 of uint8_t in the kernel sources :-)

Cheers,

pancho.

Signed-off-by: pancho horrillo <pancho@...cho.name>

diff -purN a/drivers/usb/misc/appledisplay.c b/drivers/usb/misc/appledisplay.c
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/appledisplay.c	2009-11-10 01:32:31.000000000 +0100
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/appledisplay.c	2009-12-02 20:05:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ struct appledisplay {
 	struct usb_device *udev;	/* usb device */
 	struct urb *urb;		/* usb request block */
 	struct backlight_device *bd;	/* backlight device */
-	char *urbdata;			/* interrupt URB data buffer */
-	char *msgdata;			/* control message data buffer */
+	u8 *urbdata;			/* interrupt URB data buffer */
+	u8 *msgdata;			/* control message data buffer */
 
 	struct delayed_work work;
 	int button_pressed;
-- 
pancho horrillo

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you are ignorant is a great step
to knowledge.

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