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SubjectRe: [PATCH] mpparse.c:231: warning: comparison is always false
On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 12:42:51PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 08:50:10AM +0200, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
...
> > +#if 0xFF >= MAX_MP_BUSSES
> > if (m->mpc_busid >= MAX_MP_BUSSES) {
> > printk(KERN_WARNING "MP table busid value (%d) for bustype %s "
> > " is too large, max. supported is %d\n",
> > m->mpc_busid, str, MAX_MP_BUSSES - 1);
> > return;
> > }
> > +#endif
>
> mpc_busid is a uchar. I don't see how this can ever be > 0xff, yet
> mach-summit and mach-generic have MAX_MP_BUSSES set to 260.
>
> I don't see how this can possibly work.
>
> Dave
>

0xFF >= 260 is false so the block is not compiled and
the warning is gone (+ several bytes of useless code).

Jarek P.
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