Re: [RFC PATCH] Add bridge driver to connect sensors to CIO2 device via software nodes on ACPI platforms

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 01:49:41PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 01:33:43PM +0300, Sakari Ailus wrote:

> > > +	int i, ret;
> > 
> > unsigned int i
> > 
> 
> Why?
> 
> For list iterators then "int i;" is best...  For sizes then unsigned is
> sometimes best.  Or if it's part of the hardware spec or network spec
> unsigned is best.  Otherwise unsigned variables cause a ton of bugs.
> They're not as intuitive as signed variables.  Imagine if there is an
> error in this loop and you want to unwind.  With a signed variable you
> can do:
> 
> 	while (--i >= 0)
> 		cleanup(&bridge.sensors[i]);

Ha-ha. It's actually a counter argument to your stuff because above is the same as

	while (i--)
		cleanup(&bridge.sensors[i]);

with pretty much unsigned int i.

> There are very few times where raising the type maximum from 2 billion
> to 4 billion fixes anything.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko