Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: sysdev: cpm1: Optimise gpio bit calculation

From: Segher Boessenkool <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:41:39 -0600

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 03:41:23PM +0100, Christophe LEROY wrote:
> >>>>gpio_get() and gpio_set() are used extensively by some GPIO based
> >>>>drivers like SPI, NAND, so it may be worth it as it doesn't impair
> >>>>readability (if anyone prefers, we could write  (1 << 31) >> i  instead
> >>>>of  0x80000000 >> i )
> >>>
> >>>1 << 31 is undefined behaviour, of course.
> >>
> >>Shall it be 1U << 31 ?
> >
> >Sure, that works.  "1 << (31 - i)" is most readable (but it doesn't yet
> >generate the code you want).
> 
> Euh .... I'm a bit lost. Do you mean the form we have today is the 
> driver is wrong ?

Heh, yes.  But is't okay with GCC, so don't worry about it.

The point is that "0x80000000 >> i" is less readable.

Segher