> > +#define lower_32_bits(n) (sizeof(n) == 8 ? (u32)(n) : (n)) > > n&0xffffffff would be simpler. > > Do we actually have any call for this? The only case for all of this we care about is sector_t, which is one type, with specific properties (eg always being positive). The rest is over-engineering. Call it sector_upper32() do it the simple way and stop trying to solve a problem we don't have - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html