Re: [PATCH][2.6] constant_test_bit doesn't like my gcc

[Ingo Oeser]

On Thursday 16 October 2003 06:22, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > >   static __inline__ int constant_test_bit(int nr, const volatile
> > > unsigned long * addr) {
> > >  -	return ((1UL << (nr & 31)) & (((const volatile unsigned int *)
> > > addr)[nr >> 5])) != 0; +	return ((1UL << (nr & 31)) & (addr[nr >> 5]))
> > > != 0;
> > >   }
> >
> > Looks fine.  Does your compiler get this right?
>
> Yep, thanks.

Sorry, but I still don't get, what a "const volatile" is supposed to mean.

I would be thankful for an explanation (s. Reply-To).

Regards

Ingo Oeser


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