linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fls: Change parameter to unsigned int

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Date:   Tue, 6 Nov 2018 09:14:44 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fls: Change parameter to unsigned int

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 11:11 PM Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org> wrote:
> When testing in userspace, UBSAN pointed out that shifting into the sign
> bit is undefined behaviour.  It doesn't really make sense to ask for the
> highest set bit of a negative value, so just turn the argument type into
> an unsigned int.
>
> Some architectures (eg ppc) already had it declared as an unsigned int,
> so I don't expect too many problems.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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