linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] cpufreq: Use int type to store negative error codes

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Message-ID: <20250903041245.exmk2f5zdpxik76r@vireshk-i7>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 09:42:45 +0530
From: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@...o.com>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	"open list:CPU FREQUENCY SCALING FRAMEWORK" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] cpufreq: Use int type to store negative error
 codes

On 02-09-25, 19:45, Qianfeng Rong wrote:
> Change the 'ret' variable in store_scaling_setspeed() from unsigned int to
> int, as it needs to store either negative error codes or zero returned
> by kstrtouint().
> 
> No effect on runtime.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@...o.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

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viresh