linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Fix wrong EOF compare

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Date:	Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:44:33 -0600
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
Cc:	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>,
	Alexander Nyberg <alexn@....su.se>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Fix wrong EOF compare

On 01/11/2013 08:21:55 AM, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 11 2013, Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org> wrote:
> > The C standards allows the character type char to be singed or  
> unsinged,
> > depending on the platform and compiler. Most of systems uses signed  
> char,
> > but those based on PowerPC and ARM processors typically use  
> unsigned char.
> > This can lead to unexpected results when the variable is used to  
> compare
> > with EOF(-1). It happens my ARM system and this patch fixes it.
> >
> > Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
> > Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
> > Cc: Alexander Nyberg <alexn@....su.se>
> > Cc: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
> 
> > Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/page_owner.c |    7 ++++---
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

My kernel tree doesn't have Documentation/page_owner.c, where do I find  
this file?

Rob--
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