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SubjectRe: [PATCH] afs: use BIT_ULL for shifting to fix integer overflow
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On 30/08/2019 15:01, David Howells wrote:
> Colin King <colin.king@canonical.com> wrote:
>
>> The expression 1 << nr_slots is evaluated with 32 bit integer arithmetic
>> and can overflow before it is widened.
>
> If it does, it's an error on the part of the caller. See the banner comment:
> 1 <= nr_slots <= 9.

Doh, totally missed that. My bad.

>
> And, in any case, if nr_slots >= 64, using BIT_ULL wouldn't help...
>
> David
>

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