Hi Florian, [...] > >>>> Jim, Florian and Lorenzo - is this something that would be OK with you, > >>>> or you would rather keep things as they were? > >>> > >>> I would be tempted to leave the code as-is, but if we do we are probably > >>> bound to seeing patches like Christophe's in the future to address the > >> > >> Even if I don't find this report in the Coverity database, it should from > >> around April 2018. > >> So, if you have not already received several patches for that, I doubt that > >> you will receive many in the future. > >> > >> > >> My own feeling is that using a long (and not a long *) as a bitmap, and > >> accessing it with &long may look spurious to a reader. > >> That said, it works. > >> > >> So, I let you decide if the patch is of any use. Should I need to tweak or > >> resend it, let me know. > > > > I would be pro taking it, not only to addresses the Coverity complaint, but > > also to align the code with other drivers a little bit more. Only if > > the driver maintainers have no objection, that is. > > Driver consistency is a strong argument, fine with me then. Thank you! Krzysztof