Re: linux-next: build warning after merge of the tree

From: Joe Perches
Date: Sun Mar 28 2010 - 22:16:11 EST


On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 18:57 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > After merging the tree, today's linux-next build (x86_64 allmodconfig)
> > produced this warning:
> > drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c: In function 'uli526x_rx_packet':
> > drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c:861: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
> I just committed the following, let me know if it fixes
> this.
> - ((new_skb = dev_alloc_skb(rxlen + 2) != NULL))) {
> + (((new_skb = dev_alloc_skb(rxlen + 2)) != NULL))) {

You've an extra () there.

A close paren could have been moved from after
the NULL to after the "+ 2"

I think it's more readable as:
(new_skb = dev_alloc_skb(rxlen + 2))) {

cheers, Joe

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