linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] linux/bits.h: fix -Wtype-limits warnings in GENMASK_INPUT

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Message-ID: <CAHp75Vdb0-0vbh76JoRX7ov6F8vgODw1rS2Lp4XKpFA9xX-tVA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 8 Mar 2022 14:32:13 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Vincent MAILHOL <mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>,
        Rikard Falkeborn <rikard.falkeborn@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] linux/bits.h: fix -Wtype-limits warnings in GENMASK_INPUT_CHECK()

On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 2:22 PM Vincent MAILHOL
<mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr> wrote:
> On Tue. 8 Mar 2022 at 01:33, Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 4:06 PM Vincent MAILHOL
> > <mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr> wrote:
> > > On Mon. 7 Mar 2022 at 22:40, Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com> wrote:

...

> > > I do not understand why I should be forbidden to fix a W=2 in the
> > > file which I am maintaining on the grounds that some code to which
> > > I do not care still has some W=1.
> >
> > It's not forbidden. I said something different.
> >
> > Whatever, thank you for doing it, perhaps we will have less noise in W=2 case.
>
> Great! So does it mean you are withdrawing your NAK?
> Or do you still have concern on the patch itself?

I'm not stopping you from amending a commit message (including
dropping noise from it and leaving only a partial example of the
compiler complaint), Cc'ing a new version to the people from this and
the discussion mentioned previously.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko