linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 20/28] staging: iio: tsl2583: don't assume an unsigned int is 32 bits

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Date:   Mon, 5 Dec 2016 23:55:04 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Brian Masney <masneyb@...tation.org>
Cc:     jic23@...nel.org, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, lars@...afoo.de,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jon.Brenner@....com, pmeerw@...erw.net, knaack.h@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 20/28] staging: iio: tsl2583: don't assume an unsigned
 int is 32 bits

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 04:25:56AM -0500, Brian Masney wrote:
> in_illuminance_lux_table_store assumes that an unsigned int is 32 bits.

It's a totally safe assumption.  The only problem is that it's less
readable than sizeof().

regards,
dan carpenter