RE: [PATCH v4 0/1] Add support for IPMB driver

[Vadim Pasternak]

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> > >>Better, if you can avoid cast.
> > >>Would compiler warn if you use for example rol16(client->addr, 1) &
> GENMASK(7, 0); or something like it?
> > I thought it wouldn't be too much of an issue to use typecast here since other
> existing ipmi drivers use typecasting: bt-bmc.c, kcs_bmc_aspeed.c,
> kcs_bmc_npcm7xx.c all use (u8) typecasting.
> > But if you really think it is worth it, I could do that.
> > I just think it is not as straight forward to read this code as using a simple
> typecast. Some might wonder why a GENMASK is needed in this case.
> >

Hi Asmaa,

I will not insist in case it's OK with maintainers.

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