Hi Andrzej,
On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 9:28 AM, Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/thc63lvd1024.c
>>> +static void thc63_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
>>> +{
>>> + struct thc63_dev *thc63 = to_thc63(bridge);
>>> + struct regulator *vcc;
>>> + int i;
>> unsigned int i;
>
> Why? You are introducing silly bug this way, see few lines below.
>
>>
>>> +
>>> + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(thc63->vccs); i++) {
>>> + vcc = thc63->vccs[i];
>>> + if (!vcc)
>>> + continue;
>>> +
>>> + if (regulator_enable(vcc))
>>> + goto error_vcc_enable;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + if (thc63->pdwn)
>>> + gpiod_set_value(thc63->pdwn, 0);
>>> +
>>> + if (thc63->oe)
>>> + gpiod_set_value(thc63->oe, 1);
>>> +
>>> + return;
>>> +
>>> +error_vcc_enable:
>>> + dev_err(thc63->dev, "Failed to enable regulator %s\n",
>>> + thc63_reg_names[i]);
>>> +
>>> + for (i = i - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
>
> Here, the loop will not end if you define i unsigned.
True.
> I know one can change the loop, to make it working with unsigned. But
> this clearly shows that using unsigned is more risky.
> What are advantages of unsigned vs int in this case. Are there some
> guidelines/discussions about it?
Some people consider signed integers harmful, as they may be converted
silently by the compiler to the "larger" unsigned type when needed.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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