linux-kernel - [tip:timers/core] time: Explicitly use u32 instead of int for shift values

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Date:	Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:57:00 -0700
From:	tip-bot for John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, richardcochran@...il.com,
	john.stultz@...aro.org, tglx@...utronix.de, prarit@...hat.com
Subject: [tip:timers/core] time:
  Explicitly use u32 instead of int for shift values

Commit-ID:  fee84c43e6afc42295ae8058cbbef9ea5633926c
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/fee84c43e6afc42295ae8058cbbef9ea5633926c
Author:     John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
AuthorDate: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 01:21:52 -0400
Committer:  Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CommitDate: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:39:05 +0200

time: Explicitly use u32 instead of int for shift values

Ingo noted that using a u32 instead of int for shift values
would be better to make sure the compiler doesn't unnecessarily
use complex signed arithmetic.

Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1342156917-25092-4-git-send-email-john.stultz@linaro.org
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
---
 kernel/time/timekeeping.c |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index c2f12aa..4fd83df 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct timekeeper {
 	/* NTP adjusted clock multiplier */
 	u32			mult;
 	/* The shift value of the current clocksource. */
-	int			shift;
+	u32			shift;
 	/* Number of clock cycles in one NTP interval. */
 	cycle_t			cycle_interval;
 	/* Number of clock shifted nano seconds in one NTP interval. */
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct timekeeper {
 	s64			ntp_error;
 	/* Shift conversion between clock shifted nano seconds and
 	 * ntp shifted nano seconds. */
-	int			ntp_error_shift;
+	u32			ntp_error_shift;
 
 	/* The current time */
 	struct timespec 	xtime;
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static void timekeeping_adjust(s64 offset)
  *
  * Returns the unconsumed cycles.
  */
-static cycle_t logarithmic_accumulation(cycle_t offset, int shift)
+static cycle_t logarithmic_accumulation(cycle_t offset, u32 shift)
 {
 	u64 nsecps = (u64)NSEC_PER_SEC << timekeeper.shift;
 	u64 raw_nsecs;
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