Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/3] bitops: fix types

[Blue Swirl]

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> wrote:
> address@hidden writes:
>
>> From: Blue Swirl <address@hidden>
>>
>> Use 'unsigned int' for bit numbers instead of 'unsigned long' or
>> 'int'. Adjust asserts.
>
> I'd like to lodge a formal objection to this part.
>
> There is no consensus.  I recognize the power of maintainers to force a
> change even without consensus.  Use it wisely.

I thought I refuted all concrete arguments except performance.
However, Avi kindly provided this part.