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Re: [PATCH] posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable

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On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 09:19:20AM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 09:09:34 +0100
> 
> The data type "int" was used by the variable "result" in the
> function "posix_clock_poll" even though the type "uint" will usually
> be needed for the return value from a call of the function which was
> assigned to the pointer "poll" of the variable "clk".
> Reuse the type from this poll call instead.
> 
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

Coccinelle has pointed out a type mismatch.  This fact may or may not
indicate a real problem.  You need to analyze code to see if there is
a problem and then fix the problem.

In this case, there is indeed a problem.  However, just changing the
type won't fix it.

Thanks,
Richard
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[PATCH] posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2015-12-20 09:30 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2015-12-20 12:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2015-12-20 13:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2015-12-20 14:00 +0100
        Re: [PATCH] posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2015-12-20 14:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 21:20 +0100
    Re: posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2015-12-21 10:40 +0100
      Re: posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 11:20 +0100
  [PATCH] posix-clock: fix return code on the poll method's error path Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 22:30 +0100
    [tip:timers/urgent] posix-clock:   Fix return code on the poll method's error path tip-bot for Richard Cochran <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2015-12-29 11:40 +0100

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