[PATCH v3 4/5] minmax: Allow comparisons of 'int' against 'unsigned char/short'.

From: David Laight
Date: Fri Aug 04 2023 - 06:57:48 EST


Since 'unsigned char/short' get promoted to 'signed int' it is
safe to compare them against an 'int' value.

Signed-off-by: David Laight <david.laight@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3; No change
v2: No change
include/linux/minmax.h | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/minmax.h b/include/linux/minmax.h
index ccfbe003a643..f56611ab486a 100644
--- a/include/linux/minmax.h
+++ b/include/linux/minmax.h
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
__builtin_choose_expr(__is_constexpr(is_signed_type(typeof(x))), \
is_signed_type(typeof(x)), 0)

-#define __types_ok(x, y) \
- (__is_signed(x) == __is_signed(y))
+#define __types_ok(x, y) \
+ (__is_signed(x) == __is_signed(y) || \
+ __is_signed((x) + 0) == __is_signed((y) + 0))

#define __cmp_op_min <
#define __cmp_op_max >
--
2.17.1

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