Re: CVS commit: src/sys/uvm

[Bill Stouder-Studenmund <wrstuden%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 01:46:43PM +0200, Christoph Egger wrote:
> Christos Zoulas wrote:
> This would imply to change the flags arguments of the pmap API
> from int to u_int to avoid troubles with checking flag bits.
> 
> Alternatively, code like this
> 
>     if (flags & FLAG1)
>         do_something();
> 
> must be converted to
> 
>     if ((flags & FLAG1) == FLAG1)
>         do_something();

Why? If we assume that flags will actually hold FLAG1, then I don't see 
how signed vs unsigned will matter.

Take care,

Bill

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