Re: [PATCH] net: via-rhine: fix compiler warning

[Jan Moskyto Matejka]

> > So why not just:
> >         revision = (unsigned long)match->data;
> > and add a comment that the 0x84 is the revision - #define ??
> 
> There is no particular reason why it should be u32 now - this is a
> leftover from the previous iteration of code where revision was a
> separate property in DT (sized u32). It actually mirrors the
> respective field in struct pci_dev, which is u8 - don't see any issue
> defining it as unsigned long (and also changing the definition in
> struct rhine_private).
> 
> The comment that it's the revision is right above the match table (cut
> off in the patch) :)
> 
> Jan, would you prefer to adjust your patch, or shall I send another
> one to change rp->revision and friends to unsigned long?

I prefer you to make another patch, you obviously know more about this
driver. Also thanks for suggesting (void*)->(unsigned long), I didn't
know that these two are defined to have the same size (in kernel code).
-- 
Jan MatÄjka <mq@xxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs

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