From linux-kernel  Sun Jul 23 18:38:51 2000
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds () transmeta ! com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 18:38:51 +0000
To: linux-kernel
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove extra shift in __SI_CODE macro
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=96437816332288



On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Robert H. de Vries wrote:
> 
> The __SI_CODE macro shifts its argument 16 bits to the left while the only 
> argument used is already shifted 16 bits to the left. In this way no bits are 
> left on a 32 bit architecture.
> Hence this patch, which removes the superfluous shift.

Sounds like the _users_ of __SI_CODE should be fixed, rather than
__SI_CODE. The new definition of __SI_CODE doesn't make much sense, in my
opinion.

		Linus


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