Re: [PATCH] mm: fix up sparse warning in gfpflags_allow_blocking

[Michal Hocko]

On Fri 20-11-15 09:40:59, Jeff Layton wrote:
> sparse says:
> 
>     include/linux/gfp.h:274:26: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different base types)
>     include/linux/gfp.h:274:26:    expected bool
>     include/linux/gfp.h:274:26:    got restricted gfp_t
> 
> ...add a forced cast to silence the warning.
> 
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jeff.layton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/linux/gfp.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
> index 6523109e136d..8942af0813e3 100644
> --- a/include/linux/gfp.h
> +++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline int gfpflags_to_migratetype(const gfp_t gfp_flags)
>  
>  static inline bool gfpflags_allow_blocking(const gfp_t gfp_flags)
>  {
> -	return gfp_flags & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM;
> +	return (bool __force)(gfp_flags & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM);

Wouldn't (gfp_flags & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM) != 0 be easier/better to read?

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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