[PATCH] x86: sparse errors from string_32.h

From: Harvey Harrison
Date: Fri Feb 01 2008 - 01:15:35 EST


include/asm/string_32.h:216:26: warning: cast truncates bits from constant value (cccccccc becomes cc)
include/asm/string_32.h:219:27: warning: cast truncates bits from constant value (cccccccc becomes cccc)
include/asm/string_32.h:222:27: warning: cast truncates bits from constant value (cccccccc becomes cccc)
include/asm/string_32.h:223:30: warning: cast truncates bits from constant value (cccccccc becomes cc)

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Ingo, this shows up over and over again during the build, this
doesn't change anything as they are known compile-time constants
at this point, the and-ing just makes the truncation explicit.

If you disagree with this method, no worries.

include/asm-x86/string_32.h | 8 ++++----
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/string_32.h b/include/asm-x86/string_32.h
index 55bfa30..c5d13a8 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/string_32.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/string_32.h
@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ static __always_inline void * __constant_c_and_count_memset(void * s, unsigned l
case 0:
return s;
case 1:
- *(unsigned char *)s = pattern;
+ *(unsigned char *)s = pattern & 0xff;
return s;
case 2:
- *(unsigned short *)s = pattern;
+ *(unsigned short *)s = pattern & 0xffff;
return s;
case 3:
- *(unsigned short *)s = pattern;
- *(2+(unsigned char *)s) = pattern;
+ *(unsigned short *)s = pattern & 0xffff;
+ *(2+(unsigned char *)s) = pattern & 0xff;
return s;
case 4:
*(unsigned long *)s = pattern;
--
1.5.4.rc4.1142.gf5a97



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