Re: [PATCH] amd64_edac: fix size decoding error on K8

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Nov 09 2011 - 16:00:57 EST


On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 12:50:42PM -0800, Tony Luck wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > +               diff = cs_mode / 3 + (unsigned)(cs_mode > 5);
> > +
> > +               return 32 << (cs_mode - diff);
>
> Code is correct - but looks like an entry for an obfuscated C
> competition.

I know, right?! Especially casting the boolean to an unsigned int. Yuck!
But it is compact the stupid thing.

> Perhaps it deserves a comment!

Sure it does, will do.

Thanks.

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