Re: [PATCH v2] tracing: Make is_signed_type() compatible with sparse

[Linus Torvalds]

On Wed, 2 Sept 2026 at 09:38, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Perhaps these should be converted to normal types and assigned with
> __force. There's no reason to have the value in the ring buffer be of a
> __bitwise type.

Why?

Guys, the underlying type is __bitwise. The problem is _sparse_.

Why are you trying to fix the symptoms and make kernel code worse, for
a tool that has a bug and a fix for it?

Stop it.

             Linus