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From:   Krzysztof =?utf-8?Q?Wilczy=C5=84ski?= <kw@linux.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI: brcmstb: Declare a bitmap as a bitmap, not as a
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Hello,

[...]
> > > Jim, Florian and Lorenzo - is this something that would be OK with you,
> > > or you would rather keep things as they were?
> > 
> > I would be tempted to leave the code as-is, but if we do we are probably
> > bound to seeing patches like Christophe's in the future to address the
> 
> Even if I don't find this report in the Coverity database, it should from
> around April 2018.
> So, if you have not already received several patches for that, I doubt that
> you will receive many in the future.
> 
> 
> My own feeling is that using a long (and not a long *) as a bitmap, and
> accessing it with &long may look spurious to a reader.
> That said, it works.
> 
> So, I let you decide if the patch is of any use. Should I need to tweak or
> resend it, let me know.

I would be pro taking it, not only to addresses the Coverity complaint, but
also to align the code with other drivers a little bit more.  Only if
the driver maintainers have no objection, that is.

	Krzysztof