> On Thu 03-05-18 11:44:58, Huaisheng Ye wrote:
> > Suggest using unsigned int instead of int for bit within gfp_zone.
> >
> > The value of bit comes from flags, which's type is gfp_t. And it
> > indicates the number of bits in the right shift for GFP_ZONE_TABLE.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Huaisheng Ye <yehs1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The patch looks OK but it misses the most important piece of
> information. Why this is worth changing. Does it lead to a better code?
> Silence a warning or...
>
Yes, thank you and I will rewrite the commit log later.
Sincerely,
Huaisheng, Ye
> > ---
> > include/linux/gfp.h | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
> > index 1a4582b..21551fc 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/gfp.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
> > @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static inline bool gfpflags_allow_blocking(const gfp_t
> gfp_flags)
> > static inline enum zone_type gfp_zone(gfp_t flags)
> > {
> > enum zone_type z;
> > - int bit = (__force int) (flags & GFP_ZONEMASK);
> > + unsigned int bit = (__force unsigned int) (flags & GFP_ZONEMASK);
> >
> > z = (GFP_ZONE_TABLE >> (bit * GFP_ZONES_SHIFT)) &
> > ((1 << GFP_ZONES_SHIFT) - 1);
> > --
> > 1.8.3.1
> >
>
> --
> Michal Hocko
> SUSE Labs
