Re: [MIPS] Workaround for a sparse warning in include/asm-mips/io.h

["Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org>]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007, linux-mips@linux-mips.org wrote:

> Author: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp> Wed Jul 11 23:12:00 2007 +0900
> Comitter: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> Thu Jul 12 14:39:44 2007 +0100
> Commit: 57be612bf3815728ad29f39a09a1c70d71bd279c
> Gitweb: http://www.linux-mips.org/g/linux/57be612b
> Branch: master
> 
> CKSEG1ADDR() returns unsigned int value on 32bit kernel.  Cast it to

 This is not true.  With a 32-bit kernel CKSEG1ADDR(), quite 
intentionally, returns a *signed* int.

 Since you have decided to fix the symptom rather than the bug I would at 
least suggest to cast the result to "long" first and only then drop the 
signedness.  Otherwise it looks misleading to a casual reader.

  Maciej