On Tuesday 09 February 2016 07:08:59 Guenter Roeck wrote: > IS_ERR_VALUE() assumes that its parameter is an unsigned long. > It can not be used to check if an unsigned int reflects an error. > Doing so can result in the following build warning. > > drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c: In function ‘digicolor_uart_probe’: > include/linux/err.h:21:38: warning: > comparison is always false due to limited range of data type > drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c:485:6: note: > in expansion of macro ‘IS_ERR_VALUE’ > > If that warning is seen, an error return from platform_get_irq() is missed. > > The patch looks correct to me, but what compiler version and which kernel tree is it that triggered the warning? Andrzej Hajda just modified the definition of IS_ERR_VALUE(), and the changes are still under discussion, but I don't see that warning with any of the versions. Arnd -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-testers" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
