linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 20/44] drivers/i2c/busses: use min() instead of min

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Message-ID: <aW9_U2g0VmtdFtaE@zenone.zhora.eu>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:19:17 +0100
From: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>
To: david.laight.linux@...il.com
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, 
	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 20/44] drivers/i2c/busses: use min() instead of min_t()

Hi David,

On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 10:41:16PM +0000, david.laight.linux@...il.com wrote:
> From: David Laight <david.laight.linux@...il.com>
> 
> min_t(u8, a, b) casts both its arguments to u8 potentially discarding
> signifinact bits.
> Use min(a, b) instead as it cannot discard significant bits.
> 
> Detected by an extra check added to min_t().
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Laight <david.laight.linux@...il.com>

merged to i2c/i2c-host.

Thanks,
Andi