netdev - Re: [PATCH] SMSC LAN911x and LAN921x vendor driver

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Message-ID: <48441B56.8080905@billgatliff.com>
Date:	Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:09:58 -0500
From:	Bill Gatliff <bgat@...lgatliff.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
CC:	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Michael.Hennerich@...log.com,
	Enrik.Berkhan@...com, hennerich@...ckfin.uclinux.org,
	ian.saturley@...c.com, uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org,
	catalin.marinas@....com, Bahadir Balban <Bahadir.Balban@....com>,
	Dustin Mcintire <dustin@...soria.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SMSC LAN911x and LAN921x vendor driver

Ben Hutchings wrote:
>> +static int smsc911x_phy_loopbacktest(struct smsc911x_data *pdata)
>> +{
>> +	int result = 0;
>> +	unsigned int i;
>> +	unsigned int val;
>> +	unsigned long flags;
>> +
>> +	/* Initialise tx packet using broadcast destination address */
>> +	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
>> +		pdata->loopback_tx_pkt[i] = (char)0xFF;
> 
> The cast to char is just noise.

Not sure.  What about signed vs. unsigned?


b.g.
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Bill Gatliff
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