[PATCH 1/7] mmc: at91_mci: fix pointer errors

Ryan Mallon ryan at bluewatersys.com
Mon Aug 30 03:05:09 EDT 2010


Wolfgang Mües wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am 29.08.2010 23:39, schrieb Ryan Mallon:
>> I see this is already applied, but why all the type trickery here? Why
>> not just:
>>
>>     memcpy(dmabuf, sgbuffer, amount);
>>     dmabuf += amount / sizeof(dmabuf);
> 
> Because this is wrong?
> 
> Maybe you mean sizeof(*dmabuf)?

Sorry, yes.

> The exact style of the bug fix is not important, it's important that
> it's fixed.

I disagree, it's also important that it is fixed in a clear,
understandable way. I found the fix confusing, especially since there
are casts to both signed and unsigned char.

~Ryan




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