Re: [PATCH] arch: change variable types to match those of what is assigned to them

Randy Dunlap
2022-12-13T17:41:04Z

Hi,

Please look at
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAA42iKx2f2LsAQ9C5rxnCTPhOB6n+L35Winc5WK1K2EySAjvXA@mail.gmail.com/T/#u

and see if that matches what you thought you sent as a patch.

The gmail web interface is notorious for dropping tabs in emails.

On 12/13/22 09:35, Seija K. wrote:
> There are many places where "int len = strlen(foo);" is written, just
> for len to be passed as a parameter of size_t. This causes truncation
> and then expansion back from int to size_t. Not to mention this is
> poor logic and needless truncations can add extra unneeded
> instructions.
>
> This patch aims to fix the worst offenders.
>
> Signed-off-by: Seija Kijin <doremylover123@gmail.com>
> ---
> arch/arm/mm/mmu.c | 30 +++++++++++++-------------
> arch/arm/probes/kprobes/test-core.c | 8 +++----
> arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c | 4 ++--
> arch/arm/xen/p2m.c | 4 ++--
> arch/mips/alchemy/common/irq.c | 2 +-
> arch/mips/alchemy/common/prom.c | 2 +-
> arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/bcsr.c | 2 +-
> arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/platform.c | 8 +++----
> arch/mips/ar7/prom.c | 4 ++--
> arch/mips/boot/compressed/dbg.c | 14 +++++-------
> arch/mips/fw/arc/cmdline.c | 4 ++--
> arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c | 4 ++--
> 12 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>

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~Randy