Re: [PATCH] serial: core: Fix serial core port id, including multiport devices

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Fri Aug 11 2023 - 05:36:09 EST


On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 12:35:01PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 08:11:21AM +0300, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > * Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> [230810 15:26]:
> > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 06:24:13PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 09:57:34AM +0300, Tony Lindgren wrote:

...

> > > > > + unsigned int min = 0, max = ~0U;
> > > >
> > > > Shouldn't this be int? The max IIRC will be INT_MAX with this anyway.
> > >
> > > Ah, and then you can supply is as 0 (IIRC).
> >
> > The returned id will be INT_MAX, but idr.h uses unsigned int:
> >
> > int ida_alloc_range(struct ida *, unsigned int min, unsigned int max, gfp_t);
> >
> > If there's some reason to limit max id we can do it, otherwise it's just
> > a don't care flag.
> >
> > Please clarify if I'm not following what you are suggesting :)
>
> ... max = 0;
>
> Will have the same effect with more explicit intention "use whatever maximum is
> default". With ~0U I would expect to see something bigger than INT_MAX, but it
> won't ever appear.

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/* Use 0 for max to apply IDA defaults */

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko