netdev - [XFRM]: alg_key_len should be unsigned to avoid integer divides

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Date:	Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:29:32 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [XFRM]: alg_key_len should be unsigned to avoid integer divides

alg_key_len is currently defined as 'signed int'. This unfortunatly leads
to integer divides in several paths.

Converting it to unsigned is safe and saves 208 bytes of text on i386.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>

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