Re: [PATCH] arch: x86: include: asm: need 'unsigned' type cast foratomic_clear_mask()

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Sat Jun 08 2013 - 03:32:32 EST


On 06/07/2013 11:30 PM, Chen Gang wrote:
>
> atomic_set_mask() has already have 'unsigned' type case, and
> atomic_clear_mask() is the pair of atomic_set_mask().
>
> So it also need 'unsigned' type case.
>

Pray tell, in what situation does this matter? The only reason I can
think of is if "mask" is actually a long...

-hpa

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