linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/11] Staging: bcm: Replace ULONG with unsigned long in Adapter.h

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Message-ID: <20131027082052.GL5871@mwanda>
Date:	Sun, 27 Oct 2013 11:20:52 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Kevin McKinney <klmckinney1@...il.com>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/11] Staging: bcm: Replace ULONG with unsigned long in
 Adapter.h

On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 02:15:14AM -0400, Kevin McKinney wrote:
> This patch replace "ULONG" with "unsigned
> long" in Adapter.h
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kevin McKinney <klmckinney1@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h |   42 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h b/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
> index eaf9532..4c9662b 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
> @@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ struct bcm_link_request {
>  
>  union bcm_ip_address {
>  	struct {
> -		ULONG ulIpv4Addr[MAX_IP_RANGE_LENGTH]; /* Source Ip Address Range */
> -		ULONG ulIpv4Mask[MAX_IP_RANGE_LENGTH]; /* Source Ip Mask Address Range */
> +		unsigned long ulIpv4Addr[MAX_IP_RANGE_LENGTH]; /* Source Ip Address Range */

These aren't correct in the original code btw.  ipv4 addresses should
fit in a u32.  Also it's not clear how this address is used.

It's something to think about and maybe remove or fix in later patches.

regards,
dan carpenter

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