Re: [PATCH v3] input: alps: fix compatibility with -funsigned-char

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 05:52:29AM +0100, msizanoen1 wrote:
> From: msizanoen <msizanoen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The AlpsPS/2 code previously relied on the assumption that `char` is a
> signed type, which was true on x86 platforms (the only place where this
> driver is used) before kernel 6.2. However, on 6.2 and later, this
> assumption is broken due to the introduction of -funsigned-char as a new
> global compiler flag.
> 
> Fix this by explicitly specifying the signedness of `char` when sign
> extending the values received from the device.
> 
> v2:
> 	Add explicit signedness to more places
> 
> v3:
> 	Use `s8` instead of `signed char`
> 
> Fixes: f3f33c677699 ("Input: alps - Rushmore and v7 resolution support")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: msizanoen <msizanoen@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied, thank you.

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Dmitry