Re: [PATCH v2] mm: fix up sparse warning in gfpflags_allow_blocking

From: Jeff Layton
Date: Mon Nov 23 2015 - 15:46:11 EST


On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:45:04 +0100
Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon 23-11-15 07:23:29, 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 comparison to zero to have it return bool.
> >
> > Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jeff.layton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks!
>

Doh! The original version has already been merged. I'll spin up a new
patch that will apply to mainline when I get a bit of time.

Thanks,
Jeff

> > ---
> > include/linux/gfp.h | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > [v2: use a compare instead of forced cast, as suggested by Michal]
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
> > index 6523109e136d..b76c92073b1b 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 (gfp_flags & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM) != 0;
> > }
> >
> > #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
> > --
> > 2.4.3
>


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