linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: comedi: comedi_fops: Change comedi_num_legacy

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Date:   Tue, 7 Mar 2017 20:01:38 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Cheah Kok Cheong <thrust73@...il.com>
Cc:     abbotti@....co.uk, hsweeten@...ionengravers.com,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: comedi: comedi_fops: Change
 comedi_num_legacy_minors type

On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 03:22:32AM +0800, Cheah Kok Cheong wrote:
> Change to unsigned to allow removal of negative value check in
> init section.

Why?

> Use smaller data type since the max possible value currently is 48.

Does it matter?

thanks,

greg k-h