Re: [GIT PULL] XFS update for 2.6.29

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 10:50:52AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > | fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c: In function 'xfs_btree_readahead_lblock':
> > > | fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c:736: warning: comparison is always true due to limited range of data type
> > > | fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c:741: warning: comparison is always true due to limited range of data type
> > > 
> > > left/right = xfs_fsblock_t (32 or 64 bit), NULLDFSBNO = xfs_dfsbno_t (64 bit)
> > 
> > Hmm, can't reproduce it here with CONFIG_LBD=n on x86, but the following
> 
> x86-32 or -64?
> 
> It may also depend on the compiler version. I have gcc version 4.1.2 20061115
> (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21).
> 
> > patch should fix it:
> 
> Yep, the warning is good.
                      ^^^^
		      gone

JFYI, the bug has entered Linus' tree. The fix hasn't.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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