linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] input: alps: fix compatibility with -funsigned-char

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Date:   Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:03:57 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     msizanoen1 <msizanoen@...labs.xyz>
Cc:     hdegoede@...hat.com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pali@...nel.org,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] input: alps: fix compatibility with -funsigned-char

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 05:52:29AM +0100, msizanoen1 wrote:
> From: msizanoen <msizanoen@...labs.xyz>
> 
> The AlpsPS/2 code previously relied on the assumption that `char` is a
> signed type, which was true on x86 platforms (the only place where this
> driver is used) before kernel 6.2. However, on 6.2 and later, this
> assumption is broken due to the introduction of -funsigned-char as a new
> global compiler flag.
> 
> Fix this by explicitly specifying the signedness of `char` when sign
> extending the values received from the device.
> 
> v2:
> 	Add explicit signedness to more places
> 
> v3:
> 	Use `s8` instead of `signed char`
> 
> Fixes: f3f33c677699 ("Input: alps - Rushmore and v7 resolution support")
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: msizanoen <msizanoen@...labs.xyz>

Applied, thank you.

-- 
Dmitry