Re: [PATCH] net: hix5hd2_gmac: avoid integer overload warning

[Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>]

On 10/16/2015 09:04 PM, Joe Perches wrote:

>>>> BITS_RX_EN is an 'unsigned long' constant, so the ones complement of that
>>>> has bits set that do not fit into a 32-bit variable on 64-bit architectures,
>>>> which causes a harmless gcc warning:
>>> ...
>>>>   static void hix5hd2_port_disable(struct hix5hd2_priv *priv)
>>>>   {
>>>> -     writel_relaxed(~(BITS_RX_EN | BITS_TX_EN), priv->base + PORT_EN);
>>>> +     writel_relaxed(~(u32)(BITS_RX_EN | BITS_TX_EN), priv->base + PORT_EN);
>>>>        writel_relaxed(0, priv->base + DESC_WR_RD_ENA);
>>>
>>> ISTM that just means that the constants shouldn't be 'long'.
>>
>> Right, but that would probably mean changing the BIT() macro or not using it
>> here. In the past I've argued against using that macro, but I've given
>> up that fight.
>
> Fight on... (Somebody must have gone to USC here)
>
> There might be value in a BIT_U32 macro.
> Maybe BIT_U64 too.

    There's BIT_ULL() already.

MBR, Sergei