On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:51:42 +0000, d binderman wrote: > > > Hello there, > > I just ran the sourceforge tool cppcheck over the source code of the > new Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc6 > > It said > > [./i2c/busses/i2c-highlander.c:284]: (style) Warning - using char variable in bit operation > > The source code is > > static int highlander_i2c_smbus_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 addr, > unsigned short flags, char read_write, > u8 command, int size, > union i2c_smbus_data *data) > { > struct highlander_i2c_dev *dev = i2c_get_adapdata(adap); > int read = read_write & I2C_SMBUS_READ; > > In C, chars can be signed or unsigned, so the value written into > local variable read by sign extension is not certain. > > Suggest new code > > static int highlander_i2c_smbus_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 addr, > unsigned short flags, char read_write, > u8 command, int size, > union i2c_smbus_data *data) > { > struct highlander_i2c_dev *dev = i2c_get_adapdata(adap); > int read = ((unsigned char) read_write) & I2C_SMBUS_READ; read_write can only have value 0 or 1, so we don't care if chars are signed or not. That being said, the code above looks odd, the value of read_write can be used in the code directly without using an intermediate variable: iowrite16((addr << 1) | read_write, dev->base + SMSMADR); This would solve your warning issue and make the code more simple too. -- Jean Delvare -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-i2c" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html