linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/30] viafb: use proper pci config API

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Message-ID: <20100503203726.5fcdc31c@bike.lwn.net>
Date:	Mon, 3 May 2010 20:37:26 -0600
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Harald Welte <laforge@...monks.org>,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, JosephChan@....com.tw,
	ScottFang@...tech.com.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/30] viafb: use proper pci config API

[One I never answered]

On Sat, 01 May 2010 16:01:30 +0200
Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de> wrote:

> I fear this check is wrong as
> 
> struct viafb_par {
> 	...
> 	unsigned int memsize;
> 	...
> }
> 
> so this check would as far as I see never return true *wonders why gcc 
> doesn't complain about it*

That is wrong, yes.  As it happens, this gets fixed later in the series
when things move into via-core.c.  I'd like to say that it's because I
noticed the problem and dealt with it, but you're smarter than that,
alas...

Thanks,

jon
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